All about expectation – How man differ from animal

Why do people often blame others? The expectation of people on others is the major cause that leads one to blame the other person. The expectation from others and expectation from oneself, the people in corporate must understand separately and differentially. The expectation from others more often breeds grief and frustrations, whereas expectation from oneself will always make one become capable and committed. Similarly, people also need to develop expectation in comparison in order to achieve success.

Most of the achievers have a lot of expectation from themselves than from others. Because of such expectations from the self, they become visionaries and passionate about their dream. On the other hand, the people who expect a lot from others or from the ecosystem in which they live always engage in blaming others for own failures and claim that they fail due to others than due to own incapability. Most of such people never become achievers nor shall be happy in real life.

Look at the world of animals. Do one animal expect anything from other animal or do they expect more from itself. All most all animals expect only from itself than from other animals. Since all animals follow the above dictum perfectly, they do not appear to grieve due to non fulfillment of their expectations by others. That is why animals are in general capable and resilient. But human life in corporate is quite contrary to the above principle.

When animals live in herd or packs or pride or flock or swam or school or parliament, definitely all members in the respective group do benefit from each other but even then there is no strong expectation is attached in such grouping. Therefore no disappointment or dismay or complain or blame come as a byproduct of such group living even when something terribly goes wrong.

The corporate people must be encouraged to expect a lot from themselves than from others. More often, they expect the organization to pay them good increment, bonus, promotion etc. If such expectations are not met, they become sad and depressed. If they start expecting from themselves, they start focusing on their own performance, capability, and achievement than anything else. When people perform well, it is not the expectation, their right and legitimacy prevail.

Look at the world of animals. Although their life may appear simple, they follow a very sophisticated order and discipline. They always direct their expectation from itself. No lion or other carnivores in the pride or pack ever expects a particular member in the team to hunt for the day as other members had done it in the earlier occasion. They never shy to work even if some laziest animal is in the team.

The people those who wants to be successful in corporate must learn this essential from animal world. Have enormous expectation from you and least from others. If you are not rewarded either create new opportunity for you or change the organization.

Dr S Ranganathan