When your entire sense of self is wrapped up in your work, and that goes away, you don't know what to expect of yourself, and what is expected of you.

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When you begin your new role, don't expect too much of yourself settling in with the new territory.

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On the subject of titles, expect an honorary doctorate for yourself and a PhD for your favourite young relative.

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So start out by making it clear: Are you planning to repay the loan yourself or do you expect your child to cover all or part of it?

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There are many cultures in the developed world where it's perfectly acceptable for you to ensconce yourself in your office and expect that everyone will come to you.

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But don't expect to be able to test those claims yourself any time soon.

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As you might expect, it's not easy to relieve yourself in urgent circumstances when your right and left hands are handcuffed to someone else's right and left hands.

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Once you hold yourself up as an expert, you should expect questions on a wide range of topics.

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If you focus on the raw performance numbers advertised (at least in bull markets) by fund vendors, you may delude yourself into thinking that this is what you can expect in future years.

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For one thing, he noted, if you cannot befriend yourself, warts and all, then how can you possible expect to befriend anyone else, warts and all.

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You are giving yourself enough time for a catalyst to happen, and you probably expect something to happen in that time frame.

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