Expectations Unlimited
Yeah Expectation which defines every role. To carry out their role efficiently ,a person should clearly know what are the expectations. Every institution/individual review its expectations after a certain time period. For example, we expect team India to win the Cricket World cup this year. But the dilemma is, does this expectation bring you down?
Most of us must have faced such a situation in our life,where the pressure of expectation has brought us down. This pressure is different for different people, for e.g. compare Sachin Tendulkar with you/me but so are the rewards.
I experienced a similar situation few days back, when I was sitting on the front seat of a car along with the driver. My role was not to sleep, but I was napping in between.Once I came to the back, I was able to control myself better.
My observation is that you are always better off, if you follow a zero sum game principle,which simply means that you will always do better when you know that you have nothing to lose (nobody to impress but you). Because then failure will not disappoint you,but success will be a bonus.
Again this is just a hypothesis and is not applicable everywhere. Sometimes the zeal to win and putting your life on the task helps you overcome the pressure. In the end we should appreciate the fact that failure is also a part of life. You cannot feel the ecstasy of win if you have not experienced the agony of failure.
