• Unexamined & Unexpressed Expectations (Stealth Expectations)

  • • When we develop expectations, we paint a picture in our head of how things are going to be and how they're going to look.

• Examined & Expressed Expectations

  • • Sometimes expectations are realistic, clearly communicated, and self-aware.

• Brene Brown Atlas of the Heart p. 44

When the picture or movie fails to play out in real life, we feel disappointed. Ad sometimes that disappointment is severe and brings shame and hurt and anger with it.

Brene Brown Atlas of the Heart p. 43

Things Don't Go as Planned