"One of the things my parents have taught me is never listen to other people’s expectations. You should live your own life and live up to your own expectations. " – Tiger Woods, Golfer

A good friend of mine who is a complete success in his life (he's been financially independent since 1991) puts it this way: "It is none of my business what other people think of me. It IS my busines what I think of myself." Success begins with loving yourself. There are many institutions out there that tell us we have to give away everything we have to others in order to be a "good person." We can help MORE people in our lives if we take care of OURSELVES FIRST! Anyone who has parents that are still married, like mine are, know that they put their marriage ahead of other concerns, and by making sure that they were happy, their children were happy as well. Make it a great day,

Hello AdlandPros! Another simple seeming truism. And yet, so many people make their lives miserable by focusing on either changing others or fullfilling others expectations. Two impossibly, unachievable goals. The only life you are entitled to live is yours... it's one to a customer! Thanks to and for Adlanpro, Bogdan! Yvonne Finn

I completely agree.... THANKFULLY my Daddy always told me I could do ANYTHING I set my mind to.. and I believed him!! :-) !! Linda/CMAS, BS, RN

True, indeed, one should live up to ones expectations but one should always bear in mind that “no man is an Island…” and that there is a “Universal Intelligence" that is bigger than our expectations.” There is a saying in the Bahamas: "Man appoint but GOD disappoint." I venture to say that the Poem, “A recipe For Living” by Alfred Grant Walton sums up expectations: Some things a man must surely know, If he is going to live and grow: He needs to know that life is more That what a man lays by in store, That more than all he may obtain, Contentment offers greater gain. He needs to feel the thrill of mirth, To sense the beauty of the earth, To know the joy than kindness brings And all the worth of little things. He needs to have an open mind, A friendly heart for all mankind, A trust in self-without conceit- And strength to rise above defeat. He needs to have the will to share, A mind to dream, a soul to dare, A purpose firm, a path to plod, A faith in man, a trust in God. By his own words, Tiger Woods' expectations was truly his fathers expectations. Rudolph