People are not here to meet your expectations.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Individuals have their own lives and goals, and are not obligated to fulfill your specific expectations.
- In plain terms
- People live their own lives and do not exist to meet your expectations.
- What can you take from it?
- People are not here to fulfill your expectations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What expectations do you hold for others?
- How do you handle unmet expectations?
Another view
It can be used to dismiss valid requests for basic consideration.
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