The question that can come up here is "How far are you willing to go for the things you want?" People can be more inclined to set definitive values on items determining worth. We're also more likely to have benchmarks for acceptable progress in our personal relationships or when we're doing activities. It's very much a mindset that if "I don't get to X point, this is insufficient", and anything insufficient right now might as well be worthless.

The real challenge is that most things aren't going to meet our parameters for success or worth. We're always going to be aiming a little higher than what's possible. Those who can break free of these "make or break" points (most of which will be arbitrary and self-defined) are going to be much better off. This is one of those charts where any progress in the right direction is still progress. So don't talk yourself out of a good thing. Be reasonable and things will tend to work out for you. Best of luck.

Bud

In your conversations, you can have a good level of enthusiasm regarding the things you'll talk about. The downside is others might not - many people will be very indifferent about the things you care about. If that happens, the more you keep talking, the more others are going to tune you out. It will be important to keep tabs on how responsive others are. If you're getting a lot of "uh huh" and "yeah" from them, you might want to shift to another topic.

...Show some Love...