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Your High Expectations Are Getting in the Way of Your Goals
Stop your standards from derailing progress
You’re doing a great job. So before I get into this, go ahead and reassure yourself that you’re doing the best you can. Because you are. The problem is though that you have… high expectations.
There’s nothing wrong with having standards.
We all have them and we all stick to them to some degree. When it comes to your goals though, your expectations are likely too high. And it’s those heightened expectations that will consistently lead you astray.
The Problem With High Expectations
A common goal you see people set is that they want to lose weight. Now, that goal alone poses several issues. In the context of this story though, one of the big problems is that of the expectation surrounding the goal.
Because the first thing you’ll normally do when trying to lose weight is either:
- Exercise A LOT
- Or eat VERY LITTLE
You go from a state of pure rest to one of going to the gym three hours a day, seven days a week. Or from eating pizza every night, to eating four carrots in its place.
