Mindset: How to Enjoy Life, Expect Nothing and Accept Everything

Episode 8: How to Enjoy Life: Expect Nothing, Accept Everything

In this episode of The PhD Mommy's Journey Podcast, Brie talks about expectations and the importance of expecting nothing and accepting everything.

Why are expectations important?

Expectations are the root cause of life’s upsets. Expectations represent a gap between how things are and how things should have been. Expectations can bring you down, weigh you down heavily based off your needs and wants.

We all have and experience: Expectations, disappointments and setbacks.

We have them for ourselves and we have them for others, in our friendships, relationships, businesses, and more.

By having expectations for others, we:

• Treat them better than those we think will fail.
• Give them more opportunities to try and become successful.
• Give them more detailed and accurate feedback.

What are Expectations?

Expectations are emotional beliefs of an occurrence that may take place in the the future. Expectations cause us to wait, watch, anticipate, and hope. Though it is good to have faith, the problem with expectations is that when we have expectations, we set ourselves up for disappointment. Instead of having high expectations, don’t.

Expect nothing, accept everything.

Let go of your expectations a little...things don’t HAVE to be perfect.

When you don’t have expectations, things never go wrong because you didn’t expect them to go right or wrong.

You begin to accept others for who they are. You accept yourself for who you are. Expectations are the killer of all happiness in life.

If you think: Life should be fair. Everyone should like you. People should agree with you. People understand what you are saying. You must always do well. Things will make you happy. You can change others... You are setting yourself up for failure. Instead... Stop expecting others to act exactly as you would want them to. Build your own happiness and confidence by having better self-control over your thoughts and beliefs.

Stay in the moment as often as you can. When you expect nothing, you’re living in the moment. When you accept everything, you are owning everything and in charge of the situation. If you want to live a rich and successful life, expect nothing and accept everything. Your life, success and happiness are in your own hands. Take control of your life and stop making excuses. Love your current life for what it is, not what you expected it to be. Listen 🎧 Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Google Podcasts • YouTube

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