Don’t you ever wonder how the expectations of other people come about?  I don’t know about you but from what I have observed so far is that those people whom other people expects a lot from are those people who have been achievers ever since they were kids.  You know those kids who started to learn things on their own at such a young age.  Became honor students in school and was able to get into the best college in the country.  And then, those kids who grew up depending on the people around them is not epxected to do things that independent kids are expected to do.  So in a way, the expectations of other people actually started within us.  If we were able to achieve great things then we are expected to do greater things.  Unfair?  Yeah, I believe it is.  For no matter how people become so independent and how strong willed they may seem, they still need somebody who will listen and feel for them.  And they do need to be appreciated from time to time no matter how normal or how easy they achieve things may seem.  As what wise people always say, appreciation goes a long way compared to tangible things like money.  I have met a couple of people who have been achievers when they were youngers and they do love being able to accomplish great achievements but lost the passion to excel because the people around them did not seem to see that they need to be appreciated on the things that they were able to achieve.  For other people it may seem absurd but you know sometime a little pat in the back really helps to keep the fire burning.