BEYOND EXPECTATIONS

 

Beyond Expectations – Create A Life That Blows Your Mind Away

 

Want to create a life that is beyond expectations? Here is exactly how to create a life that blows your mind away.

 

 

Let’s have a chat today about creating a life beyond expectations.

I absolutely love this quote by Ralph Charell who so wisely said:

 

“Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations.”

 

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So, what are your expectations for your life?

 

Are you excited about your future or are you facing it with apprehension and fear?

What do you think about your potential?

For most people the future holds too many uncertainties and the fear of what might happen tends to overshadow the ray of light that represents the life they ultimately desire.

 

One of the hardest things to do in life is to lift yourself out of your current circumstance and step up to the level of life you desire. 

 

In theory it isn’t actually too difficult – we simply need to change the way we think about ourselves and show up in the world.

For some people this one sentence alone feels like it requires superhuman strength to pull off.

So first things first:

Assume it can be done.

Assume it is possible.

Be open to adjusting the expectations you have for yourself.

 

Here’s the thing: We all live with an unconscious expectation of ourselves and our own lives.

 

This expectation not only determines what we have in our lives but it also represents what we are willing to settle for.

So let’s think more deeply about what you expect to happen in life?

Expectation is a very powerful emotion and one that very few people ever learn to fully cultivate ON PURPOSE.

Yes, you can do it intentionally and on purpose.

 

 

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Here’s why:

Whatever you expect with certainty is what you will get in your life.

Expectation is the emotional state where an idea becomes so real that you feel it even though you can’t hold it yet.

Expectation is like an invisible magnet that will attract into your life that which you expect.

 

When you expect something you activate and engage those parts of your mind and your nervous system that can empower you to think the unthinkable and do the undoable.

 

One of the most powerful ways to cultivate expectation is to develop a very clear vision for your life.

 

Most people never even make the time to really define what they want from their lives, but even those who do try follow the hope and pray strategy.

You know what I’m talking about right?

When you sort of wish and hope your dreams will just miraculously fall into your lap?

They kind of know what they want but they don’t believe they can have it, so they spend a lot of time in inaction, hoping a magic lamp will come along and fulfil their desires.

 

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Expectation however, is a completely different mindset.

 

It is a mindset of absolute certainty that can be consciously cultivated.

When you just “hope” instead there is an element of leaving things to change.

There is a sense of doubt as you always hold two opposing results in your mind’s eye.

 

When you expect something to happen though, you know it is definitely happening.

 

The very focus of your mind dwells upon one definite end result.

To turn a hope into an expectation, you simply eliminate doubt and fear by eliminating the opposing outcome.

 

 

Instead of “seeing” something fail or succeed, you now only see the success.

 

When holding tight onto expectation, your actions, your words and your imagination dwell upon and reflect this image of you already having and being exactly what you want.

Repeat that sentence one more time because there is a lot of magic there (no magic lamp required!)

 

When you expect something you remove the doubt that is inherent in hoping.

 

When a mother is pregnant, we would say she is expecting.

In other words, she knows beyond a shadow of a doubt exactly what’s going to happen.

Although some of the details are still unclear she is certain about the fact that she will have a baby and not something unknown.

 

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On an emotional level she can feel the result because she is expecting it although she can’t see and touch it yet.

 

What you expect for your life is exactly like that.

 

 When you start to expect for your life that which you absolutely desire your whole mindset turns from an uncertain hoping and wishing to the certainty of expecting.

 

That’s what expectation looks like:

 

The images you entertain in your mind, what you say to yourself and everybody else reflects only the results you are committed to.

 

Most people expect the worst and hope for the best.

Our cultural conditioning has taught us things like “don’t get your hopes up” – just in case you might be disappointed.

Sigh, why don’t we let go of that attitude already?

 

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Let’s go against the grain instead.

 

We’ve been taught to aim as low as possible.

But why not stop seeing these “extras” as a bonus?

Why not have all the perks in life be your new normal instead?

 

 

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Remember that what you expect with certainty is what you will get in your life.

 

You have the option to break away from the autopilot of the masses that just settle for an ordinary life.

 

You have the option of aiming for more in life rather than settling for a life where you a) aren’t really happy AND b) acting as if you can’t  do something about it.

 

If you want to lift your life and the quality of your life to a higher level than what it is at the moment you absolutely need to start by raising your expectations.

 

Raise your expectations of what you are as a person and what you believe you deserve.

You see, what you believe you deserve is based on your expectations.

And when you lift your expectations to a higher level you raise your own standards and raising your standards is the first step to improving your life.

 

One final time:

 

When you expect only the very best you will get only the very best.

What you earn right now is what you expect to earn.

The amount of free time you have right now is what you expect to have as free time.

The relationships you have are what you expect it to be.

 

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When you expect the best it’s exactly like it sounds.

 

 

You aim high.

You constantly keep stretching yourself and strive for the best you can achieve.

You also stop settling for less than you can be or have.

 

On a deep psychological level this is exactly what creates your expectations and that is why a lifetime of settling for less than you can be creates an expectation that is only “okay”.

 

It becomes the standard that you are willing to settle for.

I want you to begin to think of yourself as the pregnant mom who expects (not hopes) only the best with her future baby.

With her imagination she is able to “live” the result in magnificent detail until she eventually has the experience of physically holding her “expectation”.

You need to do the same.

You have to nurture and care for your desires in exactly the same way.

 

Only by becoming unreasonable in your expectations can you turn your deepest desires into reality.

 

Expectations are ideas that are built on solid rock.

Yours need to be unshakeable.

Unlike hopes and wishes that will wash away with the first storm that comes along, your expectations need to be solid as the ground.

 

FYI: You need no special skills or knowledge to raise your expectations.

 

Anyone can do it.

You simply need to make a decision that from this point onwards you will never again settle for anything less than you can possibly be.

This is the difference between hoping for something with uncertainty and depending on something with expectation.

Expectation will demand that you control and direct the focus of your mind.

 

Remember what you say to yourself, the images you imagine and your behaviour are what you can consciously control and direct.

 

But, only if you choose to.

What are you choosing to expect today?

What are you choosing to expect about your future?

Having zero expectations means you will revert back to the autopilot of the masses just go with the flow of “whatever” comes along.

And you don’t want that for yourself, right?

 Only through conscious and consistent nurturing of your desires and emotions can you live life by your own standards and create the expectations that will lead you to a life of abundance and fulfilment.

 

Remember great expectations create great results.

 

When you expect the best it will become a directional mechanism that will guide you to seeking out and finding what you expect.

The difference between great expectations and weak hopes is nothing but a mindset.

And this mindset can make the difference between living a life of fulfilment and one of desperation and frustration.

Choose wisely my friend.

 

Create the expectation of your dreams by making sincere decisions from hereon.

 

Nurture your expectations by never settling for anything less than the best.

I wish you the best of luck on your journey.

 

 

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