Mind Your Own Expectations!

This is a very old story. A man owned a fruit stand on a busy street. He was born totally blind. He loved his fruit stand and all of his customers. Every morning his son drove him to his fruit stand and every evening his son picked him up after the stand closed. The fruit stand was very successful. One day his son read in the news paper about an operation that could cure his fathers blindness. He read the article to his father and told his father that he had more than enough money for the operation. His father agreed.

After the surgery the doctor asked him what was the first thing he wanted to see when the bandages were removed. The man said, my son and my fruit stand. The doctor and his son went down to his fruit stand on the busy street. The doctor began removing the bandages slowly. The man was so excited to see his sons face and then the fruit stand. He was so filled with joy.

After enjoying his son and the fruit stand for a while. The man noticed there was another fruit stand about fifty yards to the right and fifty yards to the left of his fruit stand. He then looked across the street and saw three more fruit stands.

Every day he kept an eye on all the other fruit stands and soon he was out of business. The moral of the story is mind your own expectations. Every minute you mind other peoples expectations, that is a minute you take off of your own expectations.

All of your possibilities are located in your own personal expectations. What matter most is how you see yourself? How you see yourself is how you will take care of yourself. How you take care of yourself is how you will mind your own expectations. Take care of how you see yourself. How may I serve humanity with humility? What can I do?

Mike Marino, Jr. aka In Person, is the co-author of two books and a Distinguished Toastmaster who helps people fall in love with learning. He speaks and writes on the love of Knowledge is the root of all good!. To book Mike for your next association meeting, conference or corporate event, contact Mike Marino, Jr. In person 504 833 4405 or email marinojr@bellsouth.net
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