Have you ever had situation when everything is so near, but in split second everything become so far. For example, you have been promised to be involve in ERP implementation in your company, but then your company decided to outsource or send the team from corporate office to do that. Or you have been successfully go through first interview for a new job, but then turned down by second interview. Believe me, it is not a good feeling.
I had been in this situation in this couple week. It is something that you saw a good fruit from the tree, but when when you tried to pluck it, someone snap it away. Manage expectation, that's the right word. If you never been promised to be involve, perhaps you will not disappointed when they outsource the project. When you did not go through first interview, then you will not so turned down by second interview.
I have a friend last time in high school. He never expect to have a good result in his exam. So if he got a good result he will be happy. If not he also still happy. I guess, this will not be the same for any overachiever. When I thought about it, BALANCE is still the key. To manage expectation, does not mean that we lower down our expectation, but it also does not mean we expect to high. Isn't it faith is all about?? Expect produce hope, hope produce faith... No expectation means no hope and no faith...(am i got a right conclusion)
Have you had this experience?
"Winner is not someone who never fail, but someone who never quit"
