Pop culture is where many of us get our ideas about how life should be, but many of the best-loved stories are based in the unexpected. Stacy and Malayna will take a look at the TV shows, films, and songs that informed their expectations, and some of the places they look for when those expectations seem frustrated. How can we prepare ourselves to expect the unexpected, when by definition, it can’t be done? Just remember, “No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!”
• Planet of the Apes
• Sixth Sense
• Shawshank Redemption
• Primal Fear – Ed Norton & Richard Gere
• Psycho
• Arlington Road – Tim Robbins Joan Cusack
• Se7en – David Fincher (Gone Girl)
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Luke, I am your father!10 Ways Friends Gave You Unrealistic Expectations for Your Twenties
http://time.com/88806/friends-10th-anniversary-unrealistic/
http://www.aspiremag.net/expectation-hangover-lessons
Expectation Hangover: Overcoming Disappointment in Work, Love, and Life ©2014 by Christine Hassler. She left her successful job as a Hollywood agent to pursue a life she could be passionate about. For over a decade she has been sharing her passion as a speaker, retreat facilitator and life coach specializing in relationships, career & life purpose, and fulfillment. Visit her online at www.ChristineHassler.com
Co-wrote a book called Choosing Me before We – with Christine Arylo who will be our guest on April 13 with Amy Ahlers, with whom she wrote Reform Your Inner Mean Girl: 7 Steps to Stop Bullying Yourself and Start Loving Yourself.
And be sure to watch Unlikely Animal Friends on Nat Geo WILD!
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