Every single moment of our life, every decision and choice starts and ends with an expectation. How you react to these expectations shapes your life’s journey and learning how to manage them and consciously choosing to do that with positivity goes a long way in creating happiness within you.

Once you realize that happiness is not something material you can attain, but something that lives inside of you, you will learn to live how you want and will increase the odds of things going right for yourself.

As someone who lives by this and whose positivity has allowed him to overcome anything, I am beyond excited to present to you today’s guest, Art Costello. As a writer, life coach, mental health counselor, entrepreneur, and expectation therapy visionary, Art offers his knowledge and wisdom in hopes of helping others thrive and live the freer, more productive life they have dreamed of.

Art is devoted to helping others, including families and businesses, by identifying what is preventing each individual or group from reaching their full potential. Guided by the strength and joy his family brings him, and having lived some very traumatic and draining experiences throughout his life, Art shapes and creates his advice based on his experiences and the things that move him. He created a program - called Expectation Therapy - that powerfully teaches you how to dispose of your limitations, that teaches how to manage your self-expectations and transform how you process, communicate, and perceive your goals.

Listen to Episode 52 of Rejuvenaging, to learn more about expectation therapy and Art’s journey through life.  

Some questions I ask:

• What exactly is expectation therapy? (03:56)
• I know you've recently had a successful back surgery. Did you use your theories, your thinking process to help you with the recovery? (15:00)
• If somebody is in the position of having to start over, especially if they had nothing to do with why they're in this position, what should their expectations be of themselves? And what are some of the behaviors they could be doing? (27:00)
• When should people consider reaching you out for help? (30:45)

In this episode, you will learn:

• The role mindset plays in changing your expectations. (12:26)
• How Art’s journey helped him develop the theory of positive expectation (19:26)
• What being in the Marine taught Art. (22:04)
• Art’s three core expectations. (26:30)
• The tools Art offers so you can begin the journey of managing your expectations. (32:14)

Connect with Art:

• Website
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Instagram 

Useful Rejuvenaging Resources:

• Website: https://www.thementalhealthgym.com/
• Book: Dr. Ron Kaiser - Rejuvenaging: The Art and Science of Growing Older with Enthusiasm
• Email: ron.kaiser@thementalhealthgym.com 
• TEDx Talk: Aging Enthusiastically to Make the World a Better Place

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