This is a tough one. Sometimes we see something that is irresistibly attractive and we skip the steps where we evaluate our desires in terms of how realistic they are.
Some people have a sense of entitlement that interferes with their ability to accept that sometimes the answer is really no.
We must make sure our expectations are realistic and that is tough when the world and the media suggest that everything is possible and accessible.
We must be able to differentiate between fantasy and reality.
We must make good choices about the goals we set and how we go after them.
Some of us, including me, when the world says you can’t, triggers a powerful desire to prove that we can conquer any obstacle and achieve any goal we set.
If we never evaluate the situation objectively, we may launch into a course of action that may be futile from the outset.
We end up hurting ourselves and sometimes others in pursuit of a fantasy that has no basis in reality.