How Your Expectations Can Sink Your Ship

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Re: expecting the unexpected

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Date: 23 Oct 2006
Time: 19:36:35 -0500
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Melissa....YOU ASK ..... Do expectations of others affect a person the same way as expectations of oneself?... MY RESPONSE... Well, sure. Expectations are predictors of reality. If I expect you not to like me, I'm predicting the future and will react accordingly. If I expect to block when I talk to you, I'm also predicting the future, and my reactions will be skewered to reflect that belief. Staying focused on your intentions allows you to maintain a clearer picture of reality, becuse, among other things, you're staying focused in the present. Appreciate the question...... John


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