Holding Yourself to a Higher Standard

Motivational Power Quote

Holding Yourself to a Higher Standard

 “Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone

else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself.

Be a hard master to yourself and be lenient to everyone else.”

Henry Ward Beecher 1813 - 1887, American Congregationalist

Clergyman, Social Reformer, Speaker

As I see it. . . . . . . .

Holding yourself to a higher standard

Set a higher standard for your life . . . .  one that you will be proud to live out each day and one to be remembered by. Hold that higher standard through-out your life and you will enjoy the success journey of your life.

The standards that you hold yourself to, will determine the air that you place under your wings . . . . and how high you will soar.

Your standards make you who you are . . . . and create a direction for your life . . . . They will impact what you achieve in your lifetime.

Higher standards come from the heart and are a direct reflection on who you are as a person.

You will be challenged at times to lower your higher standard for short term gains . . . . a quick fix . . . . or quicker success. If your compromise your standards you compromise your integrity . . . . and you may never recover what was lost by lowering your standards or compromising your integrity.

Holding yourself to a higher standard . . . . may not always get you to the destination faster . . . . but you will find that it’s a truer course of action to follow.

©2013 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author