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How Peace of Mind Arises from Mutual UnderstandingDon’t Die with Your Music Still In You. » Opens the 15th of each month.“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” ~ RumiWe ended last time with the idea that peace of mind is found by embracing paradox.On that note, we’re headed back — since we left some meat on the bone.Let’s explore a few familiar paradoxes:ExpectationsSam Walton: “High expectations are the key to everything.”Shakespeare: “Expectation is the root of all heartache.”Who's right?Both.High expectations can pull us to greatness — and they may cause heartache.Peace arises from learning to manage expectations.EgoRyan Holiday: “Ego is the enemy.”Charlie Munger: “Never underestimate the man who overestimates himself.”So which is it?Is ego the problem… or the secret weapon?Yes.Ego can destroy you — and propel you.It depends.Customer-CentricitySales guru: “You must know what the customer wants!”Steve Jobs, channeling Henry Ford: “If I had asked people what