The Leader in you sets high standards

You are who you accept to be.

Today I want to talk about the importance of the standards that you set for your own life.

Whether in your job, your love life, your family and friends - the standards you set are the ones you are going to get.

What is the main difference between someone who works out early in the morning and prepares a nice healthy breakfast before going to work, and someone who prefers to stay in bed and then pick up some cookies on their way to work? Exactly - it is their own personal standards. They are the opposite. The first one sees themselves as an athlete and a healthy, vibrant, energetic person. The other one has much lower standards regarding their own health, and therefore is not taking any actions that could make them healthier.

Standards Drive Your Habits

Your standards determine your routine, your habits. If breakfast is essential for you, you are going to prepare and have a good one every day, no matter what. If to you breakfast is not that important, you will skip it more often than not.

Your standards drive your actions. If you have high standards regarding your professional achievement, you will always make sure to be at your best, and you won't settle for less. And this is what will define you.

Your standards help you determine what you say YES to, and what you say NO to.

If you have high standards regarding your personal development, you will do everything to grow and become the best of yourself. You will say YES to meditation and inspirational material, and you will say NO to brainwashing programs that won't teach you anything. You will say YES to evenings sharing spiritual growth with friends, and you will say NO to time with people who only pull you down.

You are what you make out of your time. And you have control over it. So if you know what you want in life, if you know who you want to be - just be that person. It only depends on you.

Standards Shape Your Circle

The same goes for your entourage. If you have high standards, you want your friends to teach you things, you want to grow with them, to feel a connection and know that their presence makes you a much better person.

People who are negative, who don't want your success, or who don't have the same standards in life, won't be around you as much anymore - very naturally you will be attracted to different people who will take you where you want to be.

Some friends are always here no matter what - because you have a deep connection, because they are your biggest fan, because your success makes them happy. With some other people, their love or friendship is more conditional. Some people don't like to see you change and grow because they are not at a stage where they can follow you. It might trigger feelings of comparison or insecurity when they are with you.

Don't limit your own standards to theirs. Be an example for those people. By seeing you move on, they might realize that they can upgrade their own standards too.

Be the Person You Want to Become

Having high standards is a natural way of developing habits that will make you achieve what you signed up for. Your daily habits are the seeds you are planting that will determine who you are tomorrow.

BE THE PERSON YOU WANT TO BECOME. What would that person do now? How would they think? Who would they be with? What would they do with their free time? Be this person.

Be confident. Stop limiting yourself because you don't believe you can be better, or because you are afraid of going out of your comfort zone. There is no better feeling than achievement and feeling the power you have over your own life.

Don't settle for less. Live the life you want to live. Let the leader inside of you express themselves. This is the leader of your life. This is you.

In Love and Happiness,

Stephanie