Your standards are too low

Let’s cut the polite talk.
You’re not overwhelmed.
You’re not underqualified.
You’re not unlucky.

You’re just tolerating garbage.
Low-effort habits.
Low-quality inputs.
Low-bar people.
Low-stakes decisions.

And every time you say “it’s fine,”
you’re quietly telling your future it can wait.

High Standards = Fast Results

People think “high standards” means perfectionism.
That’s false.
High standards are not about being perfect.
They’re about refusing to tolerate trash input and average output.

Here’s what high standards actually look like:

• You say no faster

• You quit sooner when it’s not aligned

• You show up daily, not when it’s convenient

• You raise your floor, not just your ceiling

When your baseline is higher, everything else accelerates.
Because average inputs never produce exceptional outcomes.

The Silent Cost of Low Standards

Every “I’ll fix it later.”
Every “It’s not that bad.”
Every “This is probably good enough.”

Adds up.
Not just in time wasted, but in identity erosion.

You stop trusting yourself.
You start rationalizing sloppiness.
You keep operating 10 levels below your potential - because it feels normal.

Newsflash:
Comfortable mediocrity is still mediocrity.

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