Managing Expectations From Family and Fans
Discipline 1: Mental Resilience — Lesson 7 of 12
Lecturer: Roland Fenwick
Family and fan expectations don't stay quiet on their own — the cadets who wait for a bad result to draw a boundary find it's already too late. This session covers setting the terms early, protecting headspace without disappearing, and telling disappointment apart from judgement.
The three rules
1. Set the terms early.
2. Mute without disappearing.
3. Separate disappointment from judgement.
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