Expectations

Standards vs. Expectations: Elevating Your Golden Rule

Daniel Scott | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Expectations, Relationships Advice, Personal Growth, Gps-Soul, Emotional Wellness, Self Help, Personal Development, Relationship Advice, Standards, Dating Relationship Advice, Emotional Intelligence, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Daniel Scott

A standard is a level of quality, something that is accepted as a norm, and generally used as a basis for judgment. An expectation is a strong belief that something is going to happen in the future, or a feeling that someone or something is going to achieve something.

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The Great Pretender, Pretending I'm Doing Well

Nikki Luongo | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Moving On, Emotional Development, Expectations, Dreams, Personal Growth, Optimism, Emotional Growth, Healthy Living News
Nikki Luongo

We all have expectations, some realistic, some not so -- goals that we set for ourselves that we want to accomplish, despite life's little slip-ups a...

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I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say NO

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Authenticity, Expectations, Just Say No, Iconic Self, Oklahoma, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Women News
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

Why is it that we can't give ourselves permission to ever respectfully decline?

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Hate Your Husband? (Or Your Wife?)

Christine Carter, PhD | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Marriage, Expectations, Happiness, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Relationships Advice, Marriage Advice, Love Relationship Advice, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News
Christine Carter, PhD

The abundance of choice in our society -- and the advertising and media culture that (quite effectively) makes us feel that we won't be complete until we acquire that next great thing -- is taking its toll on our relationships.

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SEXpectations

Laura Campbell | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Valentine's Day, Expectations, Relationships, Divorce, Love, Sex, Dating, Divorce News
Laura Campbell

Whether you believe it or not, the following words will all have a significant role in your new life: dating, romance, sex, intimacy, sensuality, passion and love.

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12 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Your Divorce Lawyer

Henry Gornbein | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Representation, Client Responsibilities, Attorney, Expectations, Divorce, Process, Legal System, Agenda, Game Plan, Divorce News
Henry Gornbein

Typically clients will need an attorney at the beginning of the case, but by the end of the divorce in many circumstances, the client's attitude -- sometimes justifiably -- is that the attorney didn't do enough for them.

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The Lucky Sperm

Beth Jones | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Friendship, Marriage, Puberty, Aging, Expectations, Working Mothers, Children, Working Women, Sperm, Women Over 40, Working Moms, Parents, Family, Parents News
Beth Jones

Remaining balanced is difficult, being spontaneous often impossible. Sometimes the frustration gets to us. It's ironic that when we're working we sometimes yearn for our kids, and other times when we're with our kids, we'd rather be working.

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The Top 5 Reasons Women Doubt Themselves -- And Shouldn't

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Thomas Friedman, Good Enough, Expectations, Social Media, Mediocrity, Undecided: How to Ditch the Endless Quest for Perfect and Find a Career -- and Life -- That Works for You, Being Judged, The Treadmill, Pleasers, Women News
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

We're convinced mediocre isn't going to cut it and face the pervasive belief that today's women can and should have it all: great career, hot sex, well-behaved children and granite counters.

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How to Avoid 'Expectation Overload'

Sondra Kornblatt | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Women, Glucose, Brain Fitness, Brain, Chocolate, Water, Expectations, Information Overload, Forgetfulness, Menopause, Alzheimer's, Moving, Mind, Women News
Sondra Kornblatt

Women want to know the magic cure to keep their minds going and going and going. But the truth is that all this going and going and going is why you feel like you're losing your mind.

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Taking a Permanent Vacation

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Self-Criticism, Creativity, Stress, Expectations, Working, Attitude, Writing, Intuition, Perspective, Balance, Vacation, Work-Life Balance, Criticism, Reading, State of Mind, Relaxation, Productivity, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Jennifer Hamady

There is nothing like a vacation. The to-do lists go away, the nagging "should" voices quiet, and time seems to slow down.

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Habit #5 Intention and Expectation: The Impact on the Class

Willow Dea | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Habits, Expectations, Education Reform, Teaching, Integral Education, Personal Growth, Intention, Education News
Willow Dea

When we intend something, and are open to the actual (and possibly different) outcome, there's an opportunity to learn, stay curious and be with a new, perhaps better outcome.

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Why I'm Not Micromanaging Christmas This Year

Laura Munson | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Tradition, Motherhood, Holidays, Martha Stewart, Family, Christmas, Calm, Expectations, Inner Calm, Christmas Cards, Grace, Women News
Laura Munson

This year I'm rethinking Christmas. I don't need to bully myself into feeling "the Christmas spirit." It doesn't need to erase pain or promise anything. It can be whatever it needs to be this year.

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'Tis The Season Of Unrealistic Spousal Expectations

Darryl A. Cobbin | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Kwanzaa, Holidays, Hanukkah, Holiday Season, Thanksgiving, New Years, Lions, Ravens, Turducken, Packers, Engagement, Grease, Holiday Stress, Marriage, Wedding, Norman Rockwell, Expectations, Nfl, Christmas, Cowboys, Real Housewives, 49ers, Weddings News
Darryl A. Cobbin

Knowing what's important to one another, and making an honest effort to deliver, will go a long way towards mitigating the potential downside of any unrealistic expectations surrounding Thanksgiving.

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The Real Reason Women Can't Sleep

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Prescription Sleep Aids, Expectations, Workplace, Pamela Paul, Perfectionism, Having It All, New York Times, Feminism, Sleep Deprivation, Gender Roles, Sleep, Women News
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

The question is, how is it that men aren't similarly affected?

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Explained: What Causes Relapse

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Addiction, Drugs, Expectations, Resentment, Relapse, Family, Alcohol, Addiction & Recovery, Healthy Living News
Carole Bennett, MA

Falling short of expectations or the feeling that the alcoholic/addict is unable to fulfill what is expected can open the floodgates to relapse.

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Self, How Did I Get Here?

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Decisions, Approval, Expectations, Apple, Living-Authentically, Choices, Follow Your Passion, Failure, Trade-Offs, Stanford University, Being Judged, Tyranny of the Shoulds, Women News
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

With each choice we make, our life picks up a little bit of steam, until, sometimes, before we know it, we find the life we're living is one that's being driven by inertia, heading off in some direction we never planned.

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The 4 Most Common Causes Of Addiction Relapse

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Recovery, Fear, Expectations, Relapse, Drug Addict, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Drugs, Family, Boredom, Healthy Living Health News, Addiction & Recovery, Healthy Living Mind, Healthy Living News
Carole Bennett, MA

In working for years with both the family and their loved ones' substance abuse issues, I have concluded that even though there are a myriad of reasons for relapse, there are four basic ones that can become an easy switch to flip.

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Bad Attitude? Try This Mindfulness Practice

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Expectations, Attitude, Law of Cause and Effect, Healthy Living Health News, Consciousness, Healthy Living Spirit, Positive Attitude, Law of Attraction, Managing Expectations, Happiness, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News
Dennis Merritt Jones

What I have discovered is that what I expect from others is what I get. People generally live up to or down to the level that I expect. Why?

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Stress 911: How Uncertainty Affects Cardiovascular Health

Carol J. Scott, M.D. | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Anticipation, Expectations, High Blood Pressure, Mindfulness, Cardiovascular-Disease, Resilience, Relax, Anxiety, State of Emergency, Osama Bin Laden, Stress Heart Health, Healthy Living, Healthy Living News
Carol J. Scott, M.D.

Uncertainty brings worry. And worry often brings anxiety. Yet the physical worst for your health may be yet to come.

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The 'Surprises' of the Japanese Crisis and the Investment Lessons to Learn

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 10.26.2011

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Gemma Godfrey

Surprise consequences to the earthquake in Japan have revealed significant weaknesses in both the worlds of politics and business and from an investment point of view, there are lessons we can learn.

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Toxic friendship? It takes two

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Friend, Overly Reliant, Boundaries, Relationships, Toxic, Breaking News, Friendship Advice, Burden, Takes Two, Unhealthy, Needy, Friendship, Depressed, Expectations, Neediness, Toxic Friendship, Toxic Friend, Professional Help, Living, Breaking Living News, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Hi Dr. Levine, I have read most of your posts about needy friends and overbearing friends and annoying friends. I am in a long-term friends...

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Colorful Climb to Matisse's Perspective in France's Collioure

Meg Pier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matisse, Cubism, Expectations, South of France, Fauvism, Picasso, Perspective, Mediterranean, Collioure, Travel News
Meg Pier

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Can We Really Take Old Age One Day At A Time?

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aging, Expectations, Elders, Ego, Future, George Bernard Shaw, Aging Inspiration, Old Age, Eldering, Life, Healthy Living News
Jim Selman

As long as I can remember, people have been telling me to relax, enjoy the moment, smell the roses and just take it easy -- to live life one day at a time.

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Expecting.....and feeling let down by friends

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Disappointed, Friend, Friendship Expert, Expectations, Relationships, Pregnant, Pregnancy, Friendship Advice, Let Down, Living, Breaking Living News, Communication, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Irene, I am six months pregnant, and moved to my current city 2½ years ago. I hadn't had a chance to tell all my friends yet (many ...

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Great Expectations: Things Don't Always Turn Out as Planned

Beth Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Radar, Marriage, Expectations, Divorce, Drink, Expectation, Divorce News
Beth Jones

A long-divorced friend was at a dinner party recently and she raised her glass to congratulate a woman who'd been separated for a month.

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