Tag Archives: Expectations
Finding Yourself V.S Creating Yourself
For many years the concept of finding yourself versus creating yourself has been a topic of discussion. This concept comes from a famous quote by author George Bernard Shaw “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating you”. Finding … Continue reading
Posted in Debate, People
Tagged Blogging, Bloogers, Choices, College, Creating Yourself, Cultue, Decisions, Dreams, Expectations, Finding Yourself, Goals, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Changing, Lifestyle, Mindset, Motivation, Never Give Up, Passion, People, Positive, Reality, Sky Is The Limit, Success
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Respect Earned or Given?
A few weeks ago I was having a meeting with a business partner of mine. When my skills were challenged and downright nullified to point where I felt somewhat disrespected. This has been an issue that has come up in … Continue reading
Posted in Debate, Life
Tagged Bloggers, Blogging, Choices, College, Cultue, Debate, Dreams, Earned, Expectations, Giving, Goals, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Life Changing, Lifestyle, mBlog, Mindset, Motivation, Passion, People, Positive, Respect, Success, Thought Provoking
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5 Reasons Why It’s Hard To Date In 2016
Fear of failed relationships: It’s becoming common to see the people around us getting in bad relationships. It’s practically impossible to trust someone these days. We’ve all heard stories from our friends, family and colleagues being related to some sort … Continue reading
Posted in People, Relationships, Single
Tagged 20's, Advice, Blog, Blogging, Cheating, College, Cultue, Dating, Expectations, Faithful, Lies, Life, Lifestyle, Love, Marriage, Millennial, Mindset, Morals, Reasons Why, Relationships, Single, Standards
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Should You Ever Lower Your Standards?
Having standards for our lives is a common practice in our society. Majority of us have standards for different areas of our lives whether it is a certain neighborhood we want to live in or the amount of money we … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, People, Relationships
Tagged 20's, Advice, Blog, Cheating, Courtship, Dating, Deal-Breakers, Exchange, Expectations, Goals, Life, Lifestyle, Love, Lower, Marriage, Millennial, Online Dating, Personal, Relationships, Respect, Standards, Thought Provoking, Tinder
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Standards V.S Expectations
The setting of standards and expectations is a traditional means of making quality decisions. Standards are defined as a level or quality of attainment while expectations are described as a strong belief that something will happen or be the case … Continue reading
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Tagged Dating, Expectations, Life, Love, People, Relationships, Single, Standards
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Ask Jay #14 – I’m Still Single Are My Standards Too High?
Question: Jay, I have been facing a crossroad in my life I’ve recently got a promotion at my job and my life is seemingly perfect. However, this is far from the truth I’ve always wanted a family, house with a … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Ask Jay, Lifestyle, Love
Tagged 20's, 30's, Black People, College dating, Dating, Dating 2017, Dating selection, Dating story, Divorce, Environment, Expectations, Experience, Finances, Finding Yourself, Goals, Greatness, Job, Learning, Life, Lifestyle, living expenses, Living For the day, Love, Love Life, Marriage, Men, Millennial, Money, Motivation, Need V.S Wants, Online Dating, Passion, Personal, Predestined Greatness, Relationship advice, Relationships, Salary, Self reflection, Single, Single and over 30, Standards, Surround Yourself With Greatness, Tips, Women, Young Love
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4 Things Your Parents Never Told You About Relationships
As we grew up many of our parents had hopes and dreams for our lives. Many of them hoped we’d go to college, start a successful career and one day find that special someone. They often offered their advice on … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Relationships
Tagged 20's, Adult, Blog, Career, College, Conflict, Dating, Dating story, Dream Killers, Dreams, Dysfunction, Education, exhausted, Expectations, False sense, Goals, Grandkids, Growing up, Inner Passion, Journalism, Journey, Kids, Life, Lifestyle, Lonely, Long-term, Love, Marriage, Marriage squeeze, Millennial, Mindset, Mother's Day, Online Dating, parents, Passion, Personal, Positive, Postaday, Relationships, Serious relationship, settle, Society, Standards, Success, Tips
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Going Against The Grain When Your Family & Friends Don’t Believe in Your Dreams
In today’s society, there are many societal expectations placed on us such as how much money we should make, where we should live, what we should eat and who we should date/marry. Whenever we choose to go outside this narrative … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams, Failure, Goals, Greatness, Motivation
Tagged Beliefs, Believe, Choices, Decisions, disappointments, Energy, Entrepreneur, Environment, Expectations, Failure, Family, Fear, Friends, Going Against the Grain, Grad School, Inspiration, Life, Life Changing, Lifestyle, limiting beliefs, Marriage, Millennial, Mindset, Motivation, Moving Forward, Naysayers, Neighborhood, No Limit, Outliers, parents, Passion, Path, Personal, Reality, social outlier, Socialism, Societal norms, Society, Support system, Underemployment, Undergraduate Degree, Vision, Wisdom
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The Cost of Success
“In order to receive rich rewards of success there is a price to be paid” For many of us who don’t come from a wealthy background there is a necessary price to pay for success. The amount of work, skill … Continue reading
Posted in Greatness, Inspiration, Life, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Tagged 20's, 30's, 40's, Blogging, Business-technology, Content, Entrepreneu, Essential Habits, Expectations, Expert, Family, Friends, Goals, Greatness, Home, Job, Life, Media, Mediocrity, Motivation, Motivational Mondays, Moving Forward, Passion, Personal, Price to Pay, Prioritize, Rich, Social Issues, Society, Success, Wordpress, Writer, Writing
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Anything Is Possible If You Have Courage To Pursue It
In general most people have aspirations for a better life maybe a goal or dream that you always wanted to pursue. This may correspond with self-improvement or maybe a passion that you always have had an interest in. Having a … Continue reading
Posted in Dreams, Motivation, Success
Tagged Anything, Blogging, Courage, Cultue, Dreams, Entrepreneur, Expectations, Failure, Goals, Greatness, Happiness, Inspirational, Life, Life Changing, Lifestyle, Mindset, Motivation, Motivational Mondays, Never Give Up, Passion, People, Positive, Possible, Pursue, Sky Is The Limit, Success
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