On Monday, we talked about constantly demanding more from your life.
Today, I’m going to tell you how. Or rather, I’ll let my lifelong mentor Tony Robbins tell you.
“If you want to dramatically change your life, raise your standards.”
Too often we remain stuck in situations we despise, because we don’t demand more from ourselves, our lives or those around us. It’s like the famous definition of insanity – Doing things over and over the same way, yet expecting a different result.
*** If you want a better life, you can no longer accept your current situation. You must raise your life standards! ***
It’s not enough to just verbalize who you’d like to be. It’s not enough to think about the path to success based on pushing yourself away from your current pain. It’s not enough to think anything else is better.
You want real, positive and permanent change in your life? Then you need to make a conscious decision right now. Not after lunch, not after work, not tomorrow.
You need to demand more not just from your life, but from yourself. You’re the only one who can hold you back. Therefore, it’s only logical that you’re the only one that can demand and achieve more from your life.
Instead of focusing on your limitations, focus on what you are going to achieve. Raise the bar! Set your goals a little higher than you think you can ever reach. That way, if you come up just short, you’re still further ahead than you ever thought possible.
You only get one life, so what have you got to lose? Except those self-inflicted limitations that you allow to hold you back.
Make today better than yesterday, but not as great as tomorrow!
Chris Errington is a husband, dad, writer, seeker of truth and fervent believer in the power of utilizing best practices to live a more balanced and enjoyable life. When I’m not coaching Little League baseball, rooting for the Steelers and West Virginia University or desperately attempting to grow grass in the front/back yards, I’m often planning ways to live my ultimate goal of writing remotely from the deck of a 32-foot sloop while sailing around the Caribbean. Getting my wife to agree is another matter entirely.
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Reblogged this on Ryan Mace and commented:
Chris Errington’s latest article is a must read and touches on true performance, accountability, and goal setting.
Chris writes that you need to not only demand more from life but it is also imperative you demand more from yourself.
Chris goes on to suggest that we should set our goals higher than we can achieve. Depending on your mindset, you may disagree with this notion but I personally couldn’t agree more with Chris!
A few months ago I was subjected to a speech from a self-proclaimed motivational speaker. This gentleman proceeds to tell the room that setting goals too high is not realistic and that if the goal isn’t achievable it’s just a dream! Hearing this I couldn’t help but think that this is a recipe for mediocrity and disaster!
Take a moment and think about it the greatest performances that you have ever witnessed. Do you think they were the result of what society deemed to be safe, realistic goal setting? Do you think it was the result of someone giving average energy and effort? Moreover, imagine a world where all goals were based upon what we perceived to be achievable at that very moment…
I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be average! I will set the bar high! I will put in the energy and effort to make my dreams a reality! I will demand more from life, and myself!
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great insight Ryan
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Thank you, Trevis!
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that’s really a tough one – maybe it’s not how high, but if you are consistently taking steps to move you toward the end point.
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The idea here is that we only achieve as great a life for which we set our standards. I’m not saying that you’re going to play in the NBA if you’re slow, out of shape and 5-foot-5, but I am saying that far too often people set the bar far too low for themselves. I heard from someone once before that people fail to reach their goals not because they set the bar too high and miss, but because they set the bar too low and hit it.
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I love the quote from Tony Robbins. I agree with setting the bar high and then pushing to achieve the goal. Most of the time I find that I learn and grow more from the journey than from actually hitting the goal. Thanks again for the great post Chris.
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Thanks Travis. There’s a ton to be learned from the journey that you can apply to so many other facets of your life. I think that’s why I so enjoy sailing, because you realize it’s the act of being on the water that’s often just as or even more enjoyable than reaching your next port.
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