11) Personal Expectations

When I wake up, I expect certain things of myself. I expect to get through that hour-and-a-half workout. I expect to lunge 800 meters. I expect to make sure that I put in an hour of study. I'm consistently putting the work behind my goals. It’s a different mentality. It’s why the winners win, and the losers lose.

I expect to win.

I expect more from myself on a consistent basis. From there I can tweak the process to get the results. To be straight, when shit works, I’m not that surprised. It might sound kind of arrogant, but it's the truth. It’s the truth because when I do a certain thing over and over again, and I get the result I seek, I'm going to double down on it. I'm going to make it better. I'm going to add to it, I'm going to subtract from it, and I'm going to keep working on those personal expectations to get the result.

It doesn't have to be my process. I'm teaching you what I know. I'm not saying it works for everybody, but it works for me. This is how I operate. Not everybody can do that, and I get it. You have to dial in what you expect out of yourself. You can only be accountable to you.

When people start to wonder why things aren’t going their way, it’s usually due to not setting proper expectations. And if they tend to not meet them, then shit isn’t going to work out for them. Some people wake up and really don't have any expectations for themselves. And that's okay, but don't complain about it.

Like I said, I'm not surprised when shit works. I'm thankful, I'm appreciative, and I have gratitude, but I'm not surprised. I expect to win. Then there’s people that say, "Everything you do just turns to gold." No, motherfucker. It works because of all of the calculated risk and preparation involved.

I want something different than what I grew up with. I want something different than I have right now. Getting better means that I have to continually raise my personal expectations and meet them with consistency. So, if you want something better, examine your personal expectations.