Ep 98: Future (F-word Monologue)

​What happens when life doesn't turn out the way you expected?

I had huge plans when I was in college and planned my life all the way down to what zip code I would settle in. However, almost 20 years later, my planned future looks nothing like what I expected. And ironically I coach women how to dream so how does it work?! How does it work to dream when life has turned out nothing like what you thought?

It comes down to the nuance between Expecting and Accepting and I share how you can move from pipe dreams to dreams realized.

​What You'll Learn in this Episode

• Rainbow bright story

• Dreaming Big

• Expectations vs. Acceptance

Nuggets of Wisdom from Shazia

• There is a difference between what we expect to happen and what we accept happening. 

• Expectation actually set us up for failure because we are not certain on what will happen.  Nobody is.  We cannot predict the future.

• Expectation breeds disappointment when they don't come to fruition.

• Your life is exactly where it's supposed to be in this moment right now and you got to accept that.

• It's in acceptance that you will find gratitude and contentment.

• Don't allow acceptance to become complacency.