Expectation from people could be the driving force that keeps us going or the reason why some of us gets depressed because of our inability to meeting those expectations.
Because some children did well while growing up in there preliminary classes, people always expect you to come out of the university with destinction and when you're unable to do so, it could get you depressed because it appears most time as though you've failed big time in life and that no one will even understand you at all. I'm at a cross road where my parent and siblings believe so much in me, academically, because I did well in high school but the reality is that I wasn't my best in the university and no one wants to imagine that its a possibility.
How then do I mange the expectation of people on me such that i don't get into depression when I'm unable to meet up with it.?
It's almost like everyone knows you're going to succeed but don't even care about what you're passing through while you're striving to make them proud.
Mate, you should be yourself at all time, you know yourself, it is normal for people to be expecting much from you, but you should understand that no matter how expectant they could be you are the one that will make that happen, don't allow pressure to bring you down, set your goals and their is nothing you can not achieve, life is understanding, you shouldn't allow family to make you derail and thats why you should go for things that you have passion for so that you will not be seen as a failure later.
As student or skill learner, you should have the spirit of I can do it but without any pressure, there no limit to what anyone can achieve, the only setback people have most times is perseverance, if you don't persevere and keep trying at all times you won't get to your destination.