Personal standards lay down the foundation for performance in your life. Your standards for yourself are on display for the public, and whether we like it or not, our standards are part of what sends subliminal messages to others about how we feel about ourselves, others, our life, and events as they transpire.
Within the first 30 seconds of meeting someone, we create a narrative about who they are based on what they are wearing, how they communicate, and how they move and hold their body. The messaging we allow to send out is relative to the standards we uphold for ourselves; standards are a set of guidelines on how you will conduct yourself and temper or expand your expectations on the future.
Do you live with a sense of urgency, but constantly find that either the urgency is not shared with others or it’s built out of traps from past experience where you have experienced disappointment related to your expectations? Check in with your operating principles and read my blog post on setting your own standard for excellence if you’re ready to see more improvement and mobility in the status quo.