When our expectations are met and things go according to plan, we feel a sense of accomplishment; we feel safe, in control, and on track. But when life does not live up to our expectations, we end up with an Expectation Hangover. This particular brand of disappointment is profoundly uncomfortable and can cost us valuable time and energy if not treated and leveraged effectively.
Christine Hassler has broken down the complex and overwhelming experience of recovering from disappointment into a step-by-step treatment plan. This book reveals the formula for how to process Expectation Hangovers on the emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual levels to immediately ease suffering. Instead of wallowing in regret, self-recrimination, or anger, we can see these experiences as catalysts for profound transformation and doorways that open to possibility.
Often it is only when life throws us a curveball (or several) that we look in a different direction and make room for the kinds of unexpected things that lead more directly to a life we love. By the time you finish this book, you'll understand why your Expectation Hangover happened and have your own treatment plan - a clear course of action to pursue your goals while preventing future disappointment. We all face setbacks we cannot control; but, according to Hassler, we have a choice about how to hanle those setbacks. We can choose a mindset that reduces them and respond to what does happen emotionally, mentally, behaviorally, and spiritually.
Managing your expectations is not about lowering your standards. With this book, bestselling author, speaker, and master coach Christine Hassler explains how to pursue the right goals for the right reasons, and how to make changes in how we seek goals to open to possibility. The hangovers we all feel in the wake of disappointment, failure, or difficulty can become doorways to tremendous opportunities and life-changing gifts. By the time you finish this book, you'll understand why your Expectation Hangover happened and have a clear course of action to pursue your dreams.
Christine Hassler, MA, left her successful job as a Hollywood agent at age twenty-five to pursue a life she could be passionate about. She is a life coach with a counseling emphasis specializing in relationships, career, and self-fulfillment. She supports men and women in discovering the answers to the questions, "Who am I?" "What do I want?" and "How do I get it?" As a professional speaker, Christine leads seminars and workshops for audiences around the country. She has appeared on the Today show, CNN, and PBS, as well as various local television and radio shows. Christine is the author of Twenty-Something, Twenty-Everything: A Quarterlife Woman's Guide to Balance and Direction (New World Library, 2005). Christine's training is from the Communication Arts Company and she holds her masters degree in psychology from the University of Santa Monica. She received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University. Originally from Dallas, Texas, she now lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Chris. To contact Christine or to learn more about her workshops, speaking events, and coaching sessions, visit www.christinehassler.com.