Thanks Rob. That's good! Thanks to your efforts, I approach clients (and students) with a mood of expectancy. I always think of it in terms of parents teaching their child to walk--the child doesn't know it can walk, but the parents have complete confidence that the child will be able to do that. In a similar spirit, I approach clients and students with this kind of expectancy--yes, you can do this. And, by nature, I'm not a "cheerful Charlie" kind of person, but I do expect good things to happen.
Thanks Jerome. A "cheerful charlie" has an expectation that something will happen which sets up dissapontment if it doesn't. Expectancy holds the possibility ... the possibility ... so there's no expectation that something WILL happen, just that it's possible. A huge difference.
How welcoming to realise ones efforts can be of expectancy without the "Happy Harry" behaviour but waiting for something that will happen. it sort of releases pressure here Rob and lets go of the feeling of failure and "I'm not good enough".
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Thanks Rob. That's good! Thanks to your efforts, I approach clients (and students) with a mood of expectancy. I always think of it in terms of parents teaching their child to walk--the child doesn't know it can walk, but the parents have complete confidence that the child will be able to do that. In a similar spirit, I approach clients and students with this kind of expectancy--yes, you can do this. And, by nature, I'm not a "cheerful Charlie" kind of person, but I do expect good things to happen.
Thanks Jerome. A "cheerful charlie" has an expectation that something will happen which sets up dissapontment if it doesn't. Expectancy holds the possibility ... the possibility ... so there's no expectation that something WILL happen, just that it's possible. A huge difference.
Really likes that explanation and distinction Rob. :)
How welcoming to realise ones efforts can be of expectancy without the "Happy Harry" behaviour but waiting for something that will happen. it sort of releases pressure here Rob and lets go of the feeling of failure and "I'm not good enough".
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