Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Expectations

Have you noticed that people modify their behavior to meet your expectations?
  • If I smile first the other person, whether I know them or not, almost always smiles back.
  • If I'm friendly with a clerk, they are almost always friendly back.
  • If I wave to another driver, they almost always wave back.
  • If I treat someone with kindness and respect, they almost always reciprocate.
  • The converse is also true.
What if we always expected the people we know and meet to be good, honest and exceptional? What if we not only expected it but treated them as if they were always good, honest and exceptional?

I think the world would be a pretty good and happy place.
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6 comments:

  1. WonderWhyGalMarch 23, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Laugh, laugh, laugh and the world will laugh with you. Smile, smile, smile and the sun will shine right through

    -Goofy

    One of my favorite records (yes, the full size one played on my Bee Gees record player) was a Mickey Mouse Club record (and I still own it...and the Bee Gees record player) with the Goofy song on it. I think those are great words to live by.

    Your expectations aren't asking for anything unrealistic either.

    Sending smiles and laughter your way.

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  2. Voie de VieMarch 23, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Well ... I'm always good, honest and exceptional ... but, alas, the rest of the world isn't always. I still hope for the best, though! :)

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  3. Kathryn RayMarch 24, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    @WWG - Mickey Mouse club record on a BeeGee's record player... ah, those were the days. :-) I'm so impressed that you still have them.

    Happy, Smiles, Joy and Peace.

    Have a Beautiful Day! :-)

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  4. VivianMarch 25, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Very much agree on treating someone with kindness and respect and they'd reciprocate. However some people do need to be told to be polite and professional, I seem to encounter a lot of them lately and I don't mind lecturing ;-)

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  5. TejeMarch 25, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Hello Kathryn! You have it so right! I'm happy you found your 'drum'! And I'm always so happy to see your alpacas, your alpaca dog and especially the young one! Have a lovely weekend! Teje

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  6. Heather WoolloveMarch 31, 2011 at 4:51 AM

    True in the Midwest...
    'not so much' on the East coast I'm afraid!!
    ...yet still I persist! :)

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