Sunday Story...Expect More

Sunday Story…Expect More

Expect More of yourself.  Way too often we don’t.  We don’t expect more of ourselves.  We don’t set the bar high enough.  I am not talking about doing more, or being more efficient, or getting more done, or having more.  I am talking about being more.  Living larger.  Living life in ways that confront the status quo and state unequivocally…”I am bigger than this.”

Over the years you have had teachers, coaches, maybe even your parents who expected more from you.  And well they should expect more.  They saw, in you, the potential for greatness, the potential for excellence, the potential to live your life on the edge of More.

But what do you see?  Are you living with big expectations?  Or are you just doing enough to get by.  Are you just doing whatever life throws at you and trying not to get “out”?  Or are you swinging for the seats?  Are you living your life Expecting More of Yourself?  No?  Why not?  I mean really why not?

Are you scared?  What are you scared of?  Are you afraid you might fail?  Maybe you are already failing.  Maybe the way you are living is a failure in itself.  Maybe the way you are running your life…afraid of really trying, afraid of really reaching and stretching, afraid of being who you were really meant to be…running your life that way is the failure.  Not trying to Be More is the failure.  Not expecting more is the failure.

What does this mean, what is this attitude that you can be more, that you should and can Expect More from Yourself.  What I am talking about is an thought process that says I can…I can improve my body, I can improve my mind, I can improve my attitude, I can improve my fitness, I can improve my nutrition, I can improve my relationships, I can improve my spirit, I can, simply, improve.  I can be better, I can get better, I am better.  This is in opposition to what appears to be the prevailing idea in our modern world…that it is OK to be mediocre, it is OK to be average, it is OK to be just another cog in the machine, and it is OK to muddle along.  Well it’s not OK.  You need to Expect More of Yourself.  Never mind what I expect.  Never mind what you spouse expects, never mind what your boss expects.  You need to expect More of Yourself. 

You do not have to settle for mediocrity.  But you must decide not to settle.  You must decide you are going to step up and step out into the spotlight.  You must decide you are going to risk the slings and arrows that may come your way when you start to improve, when you start to Expect More of Yourself.  You will change your expectation of what you can do physically.  You will change your expectation of what you can do mentally, intellectually.  You will change your expectation of what your relationships can look like.  You will change you’re your expectation of what you can deliver, what you can bring to the table.  You will change your expectation of what and who you can be.  All of this stems from Expecting More of Yourself.

Then what?  Let’s say for a moment that you embrace this attitude of More, this attitude of higher expectations, this concept that you can be, that you are one of the great ones.  Then what?

Your life will change.  That is it in a nutshell…Your life will change.  Maybe you will finally lose that last 10 pounds.  Maybe you will run that marathon, ride that century, or get that promotion at work.  Maybe you will finally start that charity you have been dreaming of, or get started on learning that new language.  I don’t know what your life will look like when you start Expecting More of Yourself.  And neither do you.  But of this one thing I am sure…Your Life will Change.

So, if you are happy with mediocre, if you are happy with average, happy with just going through the motions then don’t start Expecting More of Yourself.  But don’t expect me to do it either. I mean why should I?  If you don’t?  Your parents and coaches, and teachers had an obligation in many ways to expect more of you.  It was kind of built into the job.  I don’t and, honestly neither does anyone else.  We are not obligated to expect any more of you than you expect of yourself.  So, if you want me to expect more of you than You Need to Expect More of Yourself.  It is your job, your mission should you choose to accept it. You don’t have to, you can reject the mission.  But this message is not going to self destruct.  It is going to stay right here for you.  It is going to come up again in some other form.  And you can choose to keep ignoring it.  It is your life.

Expect More of Yourself.  Change your Life.  Improve your expectations. Be one of the great ones.  Leave a legacy of the highest order, the highest and best realization of human potential.  Do this and I will Expect More of You as well.

Namaste

John

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