Keith Craft: Always expect more out of yourself than you do out of others.
Always expect more out of yourself than you do out of others.
- Source
- From the book Leadershipology 101, p. 124
The thought behind the quote
Expectation is a double-edged sword. If people do what you expect them to do, then you will have a tendency to be ungrateful...because they did what you expected them to do. If people do not do what you expect them to do, you will have a tendency to be disappointed...because they did not do what you expected them to do.
If we have a higher expectation on people than we have on ourselves, our expectation is unrealistic and we will stay ungrateful or disappointed. But when we focus on our expectations of ourselves, to be and do for others as we would have them do unto us, we are living by the Golden Rule of Great Relationships.
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