Welcome to the Anxiety Slayer Series. Our mission is to assist you with creating more peace and tranquility in your life

through anxiety release exercises and supportive tools created to slay your

anxiety. Are your lofty expectations causing more stress and anxiety in your life?

Recently I've been thinking about the difference between expectations

and invitations as noted in a podcast recorded a few weeks ago. I wanted to take the

idea just a little bit further.

The definition of an expectation is a strong belief that something will happen in the future.

The definition of an invitation is the action of inviting someone to go somewhere or do something.

The someone can be related to self.

When you combine the two, you can see that you now have the action of inviting

someone to go somewhere or do something that will happen in the future.

You are now inviting someone to support you in the pursuit of whatever you are creating with the understanding that when there is an agreement, they will show up to the best of their ability at that time.

Many of the powerful executive women drawn to my life coaching business

have Uber high expectations of themselves and others. Toss in a heaping cup of impatience and a

dollop of determination, they often find themselves creating a recipe for disaster.

Often disappointed in themselves and others for the lack of a perfect outcome, the recipe

ends up in the rubbish.

I get it, requiring people and things to bend

to my will is something I can relate to. When you set the bar of your

expectations as high as the heavens, your ego can eliminate those who are not worthy. This becomes an interesting way to get

lost in the abyss of discomfort and disappointment. Expectations of perfection breeds insecurity in ourselves and can lead to blaming others for not stepping up to the mark.

Overachievers often find themselves in this quandary. Can you can relate?

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