Last night I had a great conversation with one of my good friends. He started out letting me know life was good but lately he feels stuck. He is feeling like his life is not his own. I asked why he is feeling this way and he mentioned that his views on life seem to be wrong. I asked how does he know they are wrong and mentioned it was based on other’s views.

With that answer I started asking him about his life and who lives his life. Of course he knows who lives his life but it is other’s expectations that cause him to live it in a different way which leaves him conflicted with his own values and goals.

Why do we let other’s expectations change how we live our lives? Ultimately, we each have our own special gift of life. It is our job to create our path and live it the way we want. We all have a limited time to spend and we do not want to waste it on living it by other’s expectations.

Does other people truly know what is best for us? Or do we know exactly what is best for ourselves? We know our goals, our values and our dreams. We learn from our own mistakes and make our own choices to change our lives.

Just like I challenged him, I challenge everyone to take back your life. Stop living by other’s expectations. I know it sounds easier said than done but I will give you the first step in the process. Stop making other’s live their lives by your expectations. When you start freeing other’s from your expectations, you will start freeing yourself as well.

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