We face expectations every day – expectations at work, expectations from our partner and children, expectations from our parents and extended family, expectations of ourselves. Expectations can imply pressure – pressure to perform or you won’t be accepted, appreciated, or included. When anxiety over unmet expectations takes over, you could fear that you may be rejected, lose your job, lose you livelihood, not belong and any number of debilitating thoughts. In this episode we talk about how to discern if what is expected is reasonable and how to have a conversation regarding unrealistic expectations. For more information on career and life self-regulation go to www.maryleegannon.com.

Whether it’s a friend, a direct report, your partner, your boss, or your children sometimes people cannot see the effect of their own behavior or what they haven’t considered that is obvious to you. In this episode we define questions you can ask that will help them realize what they haven’t considered with humility without you having to be didactic which never works. For more information on career and life self-regulation go to www.maryleegannon.com.

You might be excited about this new phase of your life. You might be anxious about it. You might be a little of both. In this episode we talk about 5 key action items you can take be prepared for a transition and to navigate through it with inspiration. For more information on career and life self-regulation go to www.maryleegannon.com.