There was a concept brought forward this week on the Stress Less Show that is absolutely life changing: standards versus expectations.
All of us ask the people in our lives for x, y & z. Favors. Requests. Once we’ve made these requests, we have these secret expectations that we hold of them. Maybe we don’t even always realize it, but once we ask someone to do something, in our minds, we have some specific…
How many of us out there have ever felt trapped by other people's expectations of us? Whether it's our family members, our partners, our friends or even our coworkers, we can face a lot of pressure from others when it comes to the decisions we make for ourselves. As much as we would love to be able to please everyone, the reality is that what we want and what we expect of ourselves is far more important than the expectations that anyone else has for us. We can't please everyone and when we try to, we only end up letting ourselves down. This week, I'm so happy to have confidence coach, speaker, and our Self(ish) Philly MC, Danielle Mercurio, on the show to share her story and her tips for finally putting yourself first ahead of everyone else's expectations of you…
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