I was listening to the Impact Theory podcast one day, and Tom Bilyeu made such a profound statement about his expectations of others. If you know anything about Tom, he has incredibly high expectations of himself. You don’t build a successful company from the ground up without high expectations of yourself. Tom said during the podcast that because he expects so much of himself, that he sets incredible expectations for others as well. The profound part of his statement was “even though I have these high expectations of others, when they do not meet them, I must still love them for who they are.” We all have expectations which is why we tend to be impatient. The senior pastor of my church once said that the one thing you should expect from another human being is disappointment. And trust me, people will deliver. If we expect disappointment from others instead of expecting them to meet all of our needs all of the time, we will be pleasantly surprised when those expectations are indeed met.
If you want to develop patience, let love guide you.
Cale D. Hawley 