The majority of the people can’t make a clear difference between their expectations and the reality. They experience life expecting many things to happen.

What are expectations?

Expectations refer to the evaluation of the future which is based on actual past experiences. People try to project the future trough their past experiences. Expectations can be both positive and negative. In both cases, they are automatic because most of the people aren’t aware that the way people observe the world mostly depends on their expectations.

Expectations can be useful, they give orientation in the world we live in. Without past experiences, it would have been hard for us to find our way around. That kind of world would have been completely unfamiliar to us. From our past experience we learn how to menage different kind of situations, we already know how to react to them emotionally and how to face or avoid things and people.

Reminiscing the old days and ways…

The main problem with expectations is their close correlation with the old days and ways… “Those were the days…’’, ‘’I wish we all could be as happy as (in a particular past period)’’, ‘’We had no need for glamorous branding solutions, back then people just evaluated the quality of our product, nowadays the just look at the design of the package… ’’



People change, trends change, the market and the economy is changing…even the Earth is constantly moving around the sun and doesn’t stop. People are habitual creatures. People resist changes because they are afraid of leaving their comfort zone.

Expectations can be both positive and negative



Either they are negative or positive expectations are often resulted in our past experiences and believes. If we expect some people or situations to be pleasant, they probably will be, if we expect a negative outcome or experience in ahead of something probably led by negative emotions we’ll feel negative emotions about it.

Our emotions automatically generate our emotional responses, they give us directions, they give us motivation, they even affect the way we think and act in certain situations. It’s very important for us to be aware of our expectations and consciously make a clear difference between our expectations and reality – the present moment we live in.

The reality is what we face within this current situation and reality isn’t a result of our previous expectations. Everything else that isn’t happening at the moment and its related to our expectations is clearly a product of our imagination.

How can we manage our expectations?

Every time you react in a certain way ask yourself ‘’do I react in this way because of some actual situation (something that is really happening in the present or my reactions are just a reflection of my expectations? ’’

Be aware of your reactions and expectations and make a clear difference between them and reality. The reality is happening right now and right in this moment, everything else that we relate to it and it is not based upon our expectations.