If you limit your goals to what you know you can achieve, you are setting the bar way too low.

By keeping the bar low, you keep the habit alive.

Sometimes, we're so focused on being consistent that we also lower the bar on amazing.

I never set myself too high a goal. It was always tone and feeling, for me.

I don't look to jump over 7-foot bars: I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.

I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep my expectations.

Your determination and energy will be proportionate to your goal. Therefore, set a high goal for yourself and do not settle for anything less than the very best. The best is exactly what you will get if you accept no less.

Like water, many decent individuals will seek lower ground if left to their own inclinations. In most cases you are the one who inspires and demands they go upward rather than settle for the comfort of doing what comes easily.

Who you surround yourself with greatly affects how you see your world and how high you set the bar for yourself.

Some people strive to relinquish all expectations and live moment to moment. That is admirable. But I think the important idea here is to take responsibility for our expectations. Get them out into the light. Examine them. Talk about them. If they involve other people, talk to the people involved. Find out if they have similar expectations. See if they’re realistic.

"Letting your customers set your standards is a dangerous game, because the race to the bottom is pretty easy to win. Setting your own standards — and living up to them — is a better way to profit. Not to mention a better way to make your day worth all the effort you put into it." -

I kept my expectations low, which is one of the secrets of life.

don’t look to jump over seven-foot bars: I look around for one-foot bars that I can step over. — WARREN BUFFETT

when it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable — if