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Comments on: Raise Your Standards http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/ Personal Development for Smart People Sat, 09 May 2009 21:45:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Social Living http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-11065 Social Living Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17:09:43 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/#comment-11065 [...] (read more) No Comments so far Leave a comment RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI Leave a comment Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong> [...] [...] (read more) No Comments so far Leave a comment RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI Leave a comment Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong> [...]

]]> By: The Parable of the Talents http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-10457 The Parable of the Talents Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:39:36 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/#comment-10457 [...] This is also a good lesson in how to deal with other human beings. Deal with other people based on their starting positions, and evaluate yourself by your own starting position. If you happen to be one of those who receives five talents, don’t pat yourself on the back that you’re already above average. If you have abundant talents, you should expect even more from yourself. Similarly, there may be times in your life where you only have one talent and do the best you can with it, and even though your gains appear small from an external standard, by Jesus’ standard you’ve still made a notable accomplishment. I wrote about this previously in Raise Your Standards. [...] [...] This is also a good lesson in how to deal with other human beings. Deal with other people based on their starting positions, and evaluate yourself by your own starting position. If you happen to be one of those who receives five talents, don’t pat yourself on the back that you’re already above average. If you have abundant talents, you should expect even more from yourself. Similarly, there may be times in your life where you only have one talent and do the best you can with it, and even though your gains appear small from an external standard, by Jesus’ standard you’ve still made a notable accomplishment. I wrote about this previously in Raise Your Standards. [...]

]]> By: Pat-Doyle.com http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-10286 Pat-Doyle.com Sat, 28 Jan 2006 03:22:41 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/#comment-10286 <strong>Reflections on Raising Your Standards</strong> I love reading Steve Pavlina’s blog, and the article of his that has influenced me the most is one that appeared not too long ago, entitled Raise Your Standards. I am not going to restate his points here — I recommend that you read it for y... Reflections on Raising Your Standards

I love reading Steve Pavlina’s blog, and the article of his that has influenced me the most is one that appeared not too long ago, entitled Raise Your Standards.
I am not going to restate his points here — I recommend that you read it for y…

]]> By: viertelstun.de » Der Satz des Tages… http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-10284 viertelstun.de » Der Satz des Tages… Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:41:38 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/#comment-10284 [...] … kommt von Steve Pavlina: Make sure the walls you hit are made of reinforced concrete and not of your imaginary self-doubt. [...] [...] … kommt von Steve Pavlina: Make sure the walls you hit are made of reinforced concrete and not of your imaginary self-doubt. [...]

]]> By: ThirdAge Blog » Blog Archive » What Standards Have You Set for Yourself? http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-10220 ThirdAge Blog » Blog Archive » What Standards Have You Set for Yourself? Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:38:18 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/#comment-10220 [...] Steve Pavlina offers this interesting post called, Raise Your Standards. In it he tells a story of how he used to hold very low standards for himself and how his life has improved since this has changed. I think Steve makes a good point. [...] [...] Steve Pavlina offers this interesting post called, Raise Your Standards. In it he tells a story of how he used to hold very low standards for himself and how his life has improved since this has changed. I think Steve makes a good point. [...]

]]> By: SalesTeamTools.com - sales tips for professionals » Maintaining high standards http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-10187 SalesTeamTools.com - sales tips for professionals » Maintaining high standards Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:34:38 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/#comment-10187 [...] A post by Steve Pavlina yesterday caused me to think about my the standards we set for ourselves and others we lead. Here's myBLUF: you can't fully succeed in life living off of expectations established by others. [...] [...] A post by Steve Pavlina yesterday caused me to think about my the standards we set for ourselves and others we lead. Here’s myBLUF: you can’t fully succeed in life living off of expectations established by others. [...]

]]> By: nathanhollis.org - Back to blogging http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-10185 nathanhollis.org - Back to blogging Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:03:23 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/#comment-10185 [...] I love this post by Steve Pavlina: Raise your standards. The Top 1% ideal certainly struck a chord with me. [...] [...] I love this post by Steve Pavlina: Raise your standards. The Top 1% ideal certainly struck a chord with me. [...]

]]> By: GBGames' Blog http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-10164 GBGames' Blog Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:06:51 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/#comment-10164 <strong>Raise Your Standards</strong> Steve Pavlina’s Raise Your Standards complements my post from yesterday about changing your mindset. The idea is that if you can’t honestly say that you’ve done your best, you should make some changes. Raise your standards, and you... Raise Your Standards

Steve Pavlina’s Raise Your Standards complements my post from yesterday about changing your mindset. The idea is that if you can’t honestly say that you’ve done your best, you should make some changes. Raise your standards, and you…

]]> By: Workstyle » Blog Archive » Raise Your Standards http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-10160 Workstyle » Blog Archive » Raise Your Standards Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:59:37 +0000 http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2006/01/raise-your-standards/#comment-10160 [...] Your Standards Raise Your Standards Even though my standards at the time were higher than some of the people I hung out with, that wasno consolation. So what if I was only doing shoplifting and grand theft while other people were doing worse? Comparing myself to others was of no consolation when I got arrested. That’s when I realized that the standards of other people were totally irrelevant. What mattered is that I listened to my own intelligence, set my own standards, and did the best I was capable of doing. [...] [...] Your Standards Raise Your Standards Even though my standards at the time were higher than some of the people I hung out with, that wasno consolation. So what if I was only doing shoplifting and grand theft while other people were doing worse? Comparing myself to others was of no consolation when I got arrested. That’s when I realized that the standards of other people were totally irrelevant. What mattered is that I listened to my own intelligence, set my own standards, and did the best I was capable of doing. [...]

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