Always Demand The Best From Yourself
“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.” - Henry Ward Beecher
Why is that we are so good at demanding the best from others, yet when it comes to ourselves we always give ourselves more slack?
We allow excuses to take over our lives and hold us back. We then use those same excuses to explain why we haven‘t been able to achieve the successful that we desire.
It’s not surprising that we try to go a little easier on ourselves since we already feel pressured and overwhelmed by our obligations and the expectations of others.
However, while the demands of life can deplete our resources, demanding more from ourselves can actually add more to who we are.
The harder we work on ourselves, and the more excellence we demand from our actions, the more focused we will be and the better people we will be because of it. [Continue Reading]