Hold Yourself to Higher Standard

Motivational Power Quote

Hold Yourself to Higher Standard

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher 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,

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

Hold 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 are and create a direction for your life and they will impact what you achieve in your lifetime. Higher standards come from the heart and are a direct reflection on you 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.


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


©2011 Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author