Do You Have Any Standards (Personal Standards)? Part 4

Consider what is going on in your life; ask yourself: What is running you? Where in your life professionally/personally do you compromise? What have you (for too long) tolerated in your life? What is next?

As you answer these questions, you'll see what you're doing -and, if you're honest, the truth of who you are being that keeps you from the life, the achievement, the impact that you want.

We all do things without even thinking -a lot. We can easily fall victim to our busyness, so that we go on autopilot and far too easily, important things slip through the cracks. In our busyness we look for ways to conserve time, energy, money and in our conservation we compromise family time, our health and other important stuff that make our lives special. That's not how you want to live.

Compromise also sneaks up on us when we go unconscious and do what we do because we always have done it. That's not going to get the job done. We also compromise by doing what we're expected to do (according to our particular culture, our past and/or our story). The biggest way we compromise is by avoiding the hard work of thinking and dreaming and declaring what we want -not to mention neglecting following through and doing what it takes to make our dreams happen. This is how we undermine our identity, neglect our purpose and compromise our integrity.

Time to establish -and number yourself amongst:

The Uncompromised.

Personal Standards bring the most important things in your life to the forefront -and more, they confront you with consistent accountability to who you say you are and what you say is most important.

Let me share a couple of my Personal Standards with you:

I am a man of my word. I choose from my commitments, not my passions.

I am focused. I set my eyes and thoughts on what I want.

Personal Standards start by declaring clearly, who you are at your best and who you need to be -your identity, to faithfully execute the second half of your PS. The second part of your PS will be a clear statement describing how you'll faithfully live out your identity. From your four PS, you'll be able to find out in a hurry how you're doing, living according to your, now consciously designed, PS.

Tips:

Keep them short.

Follow the format stated above.

Have no more than four PS at a time.

Speak them a couple times daily.

Speak them with the emotional content that matches your intention.

Enjoy the changes in your life!

Feel free to e-mail me, tweet me, or whatever if you want some clarity on your PS.

Be Good-Don't Compromise,

RR