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Do you ever look in the mirror and wonder ...why am i not further ahead, or think... ...I thought I'd be closer to my goals?   Maybe you've suffered some setback lately... Maybe you are not happy or satisfied with your progress in career, business or relationships Or maybe you just continue to want more...   Well, you are not alone. Most high achievers feel this way But why do we continue to question our progress...   Welcome back to the Daily Mastermind...My name is George Wright III, I'm your host... Today on the podcast I want to look at this topic of Expectations... ...and suggest some solutions for you to overcome the doubts and frustrations   Quote of the day Les Brown- Live Full & Die Empty Les is one of the greatest examples of this... I remember one time he was out visiting my company in Utah....lunch He had story after story after story...and who can forget his laugh...right?   Anyway, lets talk about feelings that arise in every entrepreneur or high achiever feelings of doubt, regret, frustration   We talk about enjoying or focusing on the journey but we fail to see the "journey" as it is ...what do i mean by that...explain   When I would question progress, My mentor Robert Stuberg would always say to me things like... "look at all the progress you have made"...he would point out this and that and this and that I would slowing and reluctantly acknowledge the truth he was telling, but almost reluctantly Why is this? Why is there always a sense of dissatisfaction with progress we make? ...does that sound familiar to you?   I believe it is for several reasons... 1- unrelenting standards we place on ourselves (confidence, self esteem, lofty goals) 2- constant focus on the future 3- inability to recognize the little wins   First, we spend most of our days striving, achieving, stretching...to grow right? ...this is good...to a point... We must learn to temper that success mindset with "realistic standards" ...lets talk about realistic standards DISCUSSION   Ultimately we must lead ourselves to a place of Blissful Dissatisfaction   Second, we need to realize that our constant focus of the future sometimes robs us of the joy of the present. Awareness is the #1 key to fixing this... ..become aware of missing the present and you will become more present. create daily and weekly rituals to become Mindful, Focused, Clear and Present   Finally, we MUST find ways to not only "enjoy and focus on" the journey.. ...we must also see the journey as it truly is... ...so much so that we start to identify the Wins, the Experience, the Brilliance of the Present *the present moment is the ONLY reality that exists   Ryan Holiday, one of my favorite authors wrote a book called the Obstacle is the way.   In this book he talks about how the obstacles in our life truly are the solutions to our problems. I think this principle holds true for our inability to see the Present in its true form as well. He says...   "No one is talking glass‐half‐full‐style platitudes here. This must be a complete flip. Seeing through the negative, past its underside, and into its corollary: the positive." – Ryan Holiday   "It’s one thing to not be overwhelmed by obstacles, or discouraged or upset by them. This is something that few are able to do. But after you have controlled your emotions, and you can see objectively and stand steadily, the next step becomes possible: a mental flip, so you’re looking not at the obstacle but at the opportunity within it." – Ryan Holiday   I think that when we truly start seeing the present moment progress we are making... ...it becomes the gateway to even greater success for many many reasons gratitude self confidence appreciation standards met enjoyment of journey ...and yet it also motivates us to do even more...   Let me give you a simple strategy I picked up from Ryan Holiday... Amor Fati...a Stoic Philosophy known as "Love of Fate" The great German philosopher