I write a lot about managing expectations in part because I believe that happiness is not dependent on our external circumstances but is instead dependant on how similar our external circumstances are to what we expect them to be.
If I see life as a bumpy road, with happiness and satisfaction coming from how well I weather [...]
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Flat is the new up
Posted in Managing Expectations, tagged happiness on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The theory of relativity, personified
Posted in Managing Expectations, tagged work/life, career planning, marriage on December 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I finally had the chance to chat with a fellow preschool mom who I’ve been wanting to get to know better. We’ve talked about work a couple of times at pick-up and drop-off, and have been trying to have coffee for oh, about a year. Her work schedule makes mine look like, well, a part-timer [...]
Do-overs
Posted in Managing Expectations on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A friend of mine is reading a book to help him understand his three year old. One of the main points, at least from the introduction, is that 3 year olds often don’t know what they want. And they want exactly what they want, even if they don’t know what they want. (If you think that sounds [...]
Stereotypes
Posted in Managing Expectations, tagged Managing Expectations, parenting on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you search for women and domestic life and overwhelmed on Istockphoto you get a bunch of stereotypical parenting images. Like this one. Funny.
Or Sad.
My wake
Posted in Managing Expectations, tagged leadership, parenting on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Someone found my blog yesterday by googling “hit new husband with rolling pin.” I am so proud.
The search tracking capability of wordpress is great because it allows you to see the digital wake that your writing leaves. Themes, posts and comments all merge together in this wake in a way that the writer can’t control. [...]
Pre-wiring your children
Posted in Managing Expectations, tagged cooking with kids, ideas, Managing Expectations on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A colleague of mine had a former life in community organizing and development. In that role, he spent much of his time running meetings and getting organizations with various agendas to cooperate for the greater good of the community. He is an expert facilitator and one of the best people I know at working an idea through an [...]
