​I Expect Results – Part 1

Accept. Adapt. Achieve! ®

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Aloha ~

It’s been a while since I last reached into the core of who I am to share with the great Yonder.

And, as is usually the case, the content is, in my opinion, a tad bit better after such a hiatus.  

Today, I am sharing the concept of expectations.

Now, to be sure, expectations are a concept of which we are all familiar.

After all, you expect to be paid fairly for a day’s, week’s, or month’s labor.    

We expect the sun to rise in the east and set in the west.

And today, I expect you to be (at least) a tad bit better than you were this time last year.

For some people, health and material wealth may have suffered significantly over the past year; those people are not my intended audience.  I am speaking to those of us that can – and should – do better, be better, and continuously look forward to being better.

And if you don’t meet my expectation, there’s really no effect to such an unmet expectation.

And THAT, my friend, is a problem.

Indeed, I fully expect you to not care about my expectations of you.

However, to be fair, ask yourself, is it really wrong of me to expect more of you than I did last year?

True enough, you and I did not have this conversation last year.

But today, my friend, we begin a whole new chapter in this Book of Life.

Typically speaking, people tend to wait for a life-changing idea, incident, or other attention-getting event before making and taking their own, specific action toward self-induced change.

In the “real world” though, change occurs without our approval.

In fact, some may say that the transition between the previous chapter and the next chapter in the Book of Life is as random as the weather on the first Thursday in November.

Oh… but is the weather “random”?  More on this related topic in my next post.  

​Aloha,
​John

​John H. Clark III is an optimistic realist.
 
He believes better development of leaders is what we (all) need.  And to be better organizations, we need more good leaders, not followers. To build better leaders, we must start with the individual (you, she, he, and me).
 
Described as “an innovative leader,” John teaches leaders, organizations, and individuals how to inspire each other. With a bold goal to inspire a worldwide community of optimistic realists who continuously accept, adapt to, and achieve the bold and beautiful concept of The Ideal Life, John is leading a movement to inspire people to apply his trademarked mantra {Accept. Adapt. Achieve! ®}.
 
An innovative business manager and retired naval officer, John is fascinated by leaders and organizations that make the greatest impact within their organizational culture and within the “real” world — people who “get it.” Over the course of his life as a military leader, corporate mentor, and innovative content creator, John has discovered a wealth of insight about how we think, act and communicate within our respective work/life environments. As a career naval officer, mentor, educator, and optimistic realist, he has devoted his life to sharing insights to assist in our quests to become better at what we all do – live @ work!
 
An optimist with a penchant for writing about realistic solutions to the challenges of everyday life, John is the author of 3 books: a leadership-development insider, "The Ideal: Your guide to An Ideal Life," a teen-focused guide, "Getting Out: Expert Advice for Today’s Teens," and the Christian-based book, "God’s Heartbeat: A Powerful Premise for Leading a Christian Life."
 
He delivers a unique and refreshing point of view to life's seemingly overwhelming situations. 
 
Through books, blogs, and everyday conversation, John's message resonates with an empowering blend of ideals that enrich, uplift, and “authorize” people to set and achieve goals far beyond current mindsets.  His trademarked phrase is a winner: 

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