Never Negotiate Your Standards

Most people will lower their high standards the moment holding them gets uncomfortable.

They lower their standards when they're faced with resistance.

They lower their standards when people start to complain.

They lower their standards when they start to feel lonely.

The higher your standards...

The fewer people will understand...

The bigger responsibility you carry...

...and the more pressure you'll feel to lower them.

These are not indications to lower your standards.

These are indications to hold the line for yourself and the people around you.

If you cave...

You don't just place a cap on your future...

You place a cap on theirs too.

If you hold the line...

Everything will improve.

Your results.

Your community.

Your reputation.

High standards will make you unpopular in the short term.

Many people will fucking hate you for them.

But if you hold them and constantly work to increase your high standards...

They'll be the exact reason you win...

The people around you win...

People trust you...

...and people choose to follow you in the long-term.

Never negotiate your high standards.

Ever.