The Importance Of Expectations

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Bound by a steal chain and guilty as charged. If anyone has ever been destined by expectations, regardless of how ridiculous, outrageous, or downright impossible they may seem, it’s definitely me! Expectations suck, as they set us up for disappointment. People’s expectations can impact the behavior and success of a person unknowingly. Race, weight, class, gender, religion, and disability are the most common Prejudices. A lot of people, including myself, judge others based on their perspective and expect you to be a certain type of way. According to Merriam-Webster, the word expectation means the state of anticipating what might happen in the future. When you expect from someone you either expect to low or to high expectations. Do people’s expectations have an impact on others? Many people won’t agree with the concept of influence in others through expectations, but they are wrong. In the Invisabilia podcast “Becoming Batman” Alix Spiegel introduces the topic of expectation. She asked, “Can rats move through space by our expectations?” Many people said no, yet Rob Rosenthal proved them wrong. Rosenthal is a research …show more content…

For a while, I truly believed it, until my sister changed my attitude. When I moved in with my sister, she expected me to have good grades and no absences. This helped me work a bit harder towards my education and not only make her proud of me but also be rewarded for my worthy work. What I’m trying to say is that my mom expected failure from me so that’s exactly what I showed, failure. Since my sister expected success I behaved exactly how she expected because she believed in me. Expectations can help people be and do good because others expect it from you. On the other hand, expectations can be negative and influence bad

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