Don’t Live Your Life Trying to Meet Others’ Expectations Of You
It’s your life, live it how you want to.
Everyone lives with the expectations others set for them. Maybe your parents wanted you to become a doctor. Your second-grade teacher didn’t think you would amount to anything.
Whatever the expectations, they weigh on you, even if you don’t want to accomplish them. It’s especially difficult to push expectations away if you love the people who set them.
It’s hard to push other people’s expectations away when you’re a child. But when you’re an adult, it’s time to re-evaluate meeting these expectations.
Living your life to meet someone else’s goals is no way to live.
Realize Expectations From People Who Love You Are [Likely] In Your Best Interest — And Disregard Them Anyway
Being a doctor is associated with prestige, high income, and a higher standard of living. A parent expecting their child to be a doctor is a common movie trope nowadays because it’s so common.
The expectations set for you by your loved ones are usually in your best interest. They are set to lead you in what your loved ones believe is the right direction to create a better life than…
