“How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it one.”  ~ Abraham Lincoln

We’ve all done this one. We want something to work out so we bend and twist things in our mind until we get the answer we want. Then we proceed to foul our own nest. If you’re planning your retirement based on an average return of 15% for 40 years, you’ve set yourself up to fail. The same way when you marry someone who’s a drunk and cheats on you, but you expect them to change. Unrealistic expectations will bite you in the ass every time. Being realistic may be harder initially, but it’s the grown-up thing to do. Creating a great life is about making good decisions. Good decisions mean avoiding unrealistic assumptions. See things as they are. Be honest with yourself and start making better decisions.

“It is likely that whatever challenges you have in your life currently could have been avoided by some better decisions upstream.”  ~ Tony Robbins