Any positive or negative expectation about circumstances, events or people that affects the person's behavior toward them in a way that causes the expectations to be fulfilled." (Business Dictionary).
My definition is belief so strong it becomes a barrier preventing any other outcome. Our beliefs cause us to act in certain ways reinforcing what we think will happen.
Any positive or negative expectation about circumstances, events, or people that may affect a person's behavior toward them in a manner that causes those expectations to be fulfilled.
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Any positive or negative expectation about circumstances, events, or people that may affect a person's behavior toward them in a manner that causes those expectations to be fulfilled.
Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/self-fulfilling-prophecy.html
The Librarian’s Rake is a perfect example of self-fulfilling prophecies at work.
Tristan (the librarian) sees himself as boring and lives down to that
expectation quietly living his lonely life. Philip (the rake) doesn’t believe
in happily ever after only happy endings that are done right after he swallows.
Both men are in a rut. When they meet, Tristan
decides he’s ready for a change and asks Phillip for assistance. Phillip starts
with superficial changes: hair, clothing, glasses. As a hairdresser, Phillip
knows physical makeovers change how people see themselves. Once Tristan begins
to view himself as no longer bookish and boring, he can take other risks he may
have been too timid to try.
Phillip knows how the world works and doesn’t
expect much out of life. Guys are for getting off and having fun with but
companionship comes from his friends. When Tristan treats Phillip like a friend
rather than a fuckbuddy, Phillip’s world view is turned upside down. Tristan
makes him want things he never thought he could have… and that’s bad, right?
The
Librarian’s Rake Blurb
Opposites might attract, but
is acting on that attraction wise?
Librarian Tristan Cooper
can’t steer clear of sexy, motorcycle-riding bad boy Phillip—the man is hot—but
Phillip is bound to and quiet, bookish Tristan boring, like all Tristan’s
boyfriends. Tristan yearns to explore his wild side, the part of himself he’s
only allowed into his fantasies, and maybe rakish Phillip is just what he needs
to feel free.
Sexperienced hairdresser
Phillip is more of a believer in happy endings than happily ever afters.
Experience has taught him not to hope for more— until he meets sweet,
vulnerable Tristan, who seems genuinely interested in his heart. But Phillip
can’t trust enough to see himself as a man Tristan might want for more than a
night.
With the help of a pair of matchmaking grandfathers, Tristan and
Phillip might and the courage to step beyond their comfort zones and discover
what has been missing from their lives....
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