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Live free : exceed your highest expectations  Cover Image Book Book

Live free : exceed your highest expectations / DeVon Franklin.

Franklin, DeVon, (author.).

Summary:

The bestselling author returns with his biggest book yet in which he teaches us the secret to living a happier life: get rid of as many expectations as possible--of ourselves, our future, our relationships, our career and our family.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063031173
  • ISBN: 0063031175
  • Physical Description: xiii, 267 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: Are you living free? The expectation revelation -- Are you living free?-- Set yourself free -- PART 1. PERSON EXPECTATIONS: The dangers of expectations -- The secret software running your life: R.I.P Mr. Perfect; Get the bugs out of your operating system; We are how we think; The choice is yours -- Set yourself up for success: be you for you, not for them -- Your expectations are unrealistic: unrealistic expectations are future resentments; The pressure to live up to what isn't real; The cost of striving too high (parents, be careful); Expectations from the School of Rock; What you actually can control -- Your expectations must be communicated: It's not always easy to hear NO; Expectation reset -- PART 2. CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS: Don't do it for the culture, do it four yourself: It's your life to live; Follow your heart, no matter where you're from; You have to pay the bill -- Faith: the real sixth sense: Get into the position of faith; Participation takes you to your destination; Don't live on autopilot; Where art thou, God?; See with godly vision; Expectations exceed -- Get your hope back: The devastation of disappointment; Gotta have hope; The information prescription; Dare to hope -- Part 3. Relational expectations: Are you about to end it all?; The myth of the perfect relationship; Only you can make you happy; Let's talk about sex; The expectations of "I Do"; Don't get married because you're expected to; Expectationships -- Silence is deadly: Communicate, or else; How baked chicken taught me my greatest lesson about relationships; Clean your glasses; What lies beneath; Explain instead of expect; You control only yourself (and the remote); Talking is all about listening -- There's no cure for singleness, because it's not a disease: The upside of being single; Be here (and happy) now; Love affirmation for singles; No sex. No problem; Set expectations early in the relationship; Dating 101: Where is this going?; Release the past -- PART 4. PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS: The process is the result: The path to mastery; My expectation breakdown; Break your addiction to results; Perfect your process; Teamwork makes the dream work; The richer the soil the better the growth -- Fix your goals: Get real about your goals; Setting the GPS system of your life; Life is to be lived; You control the now but not always the when; The secret to achieving your goals; Become a better boss -- To succeed you must exceed: Become addicted to information; Learn your boss; Think outside your perspective; Communicate, communicate, and communicate some more; Don't just meet expectations, exceed them -- Feel your feelings: Hear what your spirit is saying; Count the cost; Unlock your potential; When it's okay to quit -- Epilogue: Accomplish more; Go with the flow; Expect the unexpected; Unexpected events can reveal unexpected gifts; Find treasure in tragedy; Get your joy back; Be free to be you.
Subject: Expectation (Psychology)
Interpersonal relations.
Success > Psychological aspects.
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Self-actualization (Psychology) > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Christian life.
Genre: Self-help publications.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative.

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