Expectation is about action, while anticipation is about results. Increasing our expectations for something fuels our motivation to act, but at the same time, lowering our anticipations helps reduce the sense of disappointment.
Investing can be seen as having a higher chance of success compared to starting a business, because you're putting your money into companies with stronger competitive advantages. However, whether you're investing or starting a business, you need to accept that you might lose that money the moment you put it in. Put in 100% effort, but don’t get too caught up in fantasies. The outcome will be a natural result of your hard work.
Not all the time; sometimes your hard work might not be able to give you that desired result if you don't apply smartness. There is a saying that they state it's not about how hard you work, but how smart you put in those efforts of hard work is what will determine the outcome.
So when investing in your money, be it into your personal business or into a third party, you need to calculate your chances and all the available options you have. Applying wisdom and making the right choice even in the worst-case scenario will reduce the chance of losing all your investment and increase your chance of realizing profit.