Seri: 365 days self with - Discipline

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Day 18: On Higher Standard s

 Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself — and be lenient to everybody else.

 —Henry Ward Beecher 17

 The only standards that should concern you are your own standards. If you act in accordance with the standards of the majority of people, you’ll be overweight, unfit, unhealthy, lazy, hating your job, not having enough time for your family, and in debt.

 I sometimes get flak for my goals. “You’re already slim. Why do you still watch your diet?” “Why do you save so much money? You should live it up!” “Can’t you live like a normal person, instead of waking up at 5 a.m. and going to sleep as early as 8 p.m.?”

 By the standards of the person criticizing me, I should have stopped improving myself a long time ago. According to my standards, the growth should never end. I always hold myself responsible for a higher standard, and this allows me to maintain success-friendly habits in my life and achieve even more success.

 If you allow yourself to have low standards, how are you supposed to ever achieve excellence? Exhibiting self-control is one of the most powerful demonstrations of having high standards; letting fleeting emotions and urges control your life — as most people do — is a sure-fire path to mediocrity.

Vocabulary
 accordance /əˈkɔːdns/
flak /flæk/
guns on the ground that are shooting at enemy aircraft; bullets from these guns
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The only standards that should concern you are your own standards. Tiêu chuẩn duy nhất mà bạn nên quan tâm là tiêu chuẩn của chính bạn. If you act in accordance with the standards of the majority of people, you’ll be overweight, unfit, unhealthy, lazy, hating your job, not having enough time for your family, and in debt. Nếu bạn hành động theo tiêu chuẩn của đa số mọi người, bạn sẽ thừa cân, không phù hợp, không lành mạnh, lười biếng, ghét công việc, không có đủ thời gian cho gia đình và mắc nợ.

 I sometimes get flak for my goals. Đôi khi tôi cảm thấy bối rối vì những mục tiêu của mình. “You’re already slim. “Bạn đã rất mảnh mai. Why do you still watch your diet?” “Why do you save so much money? You should live it up!” “Can’t you live like a normal person, instead of waking up at 5 a.m. and going to sleep as early as 8 p.m.?”  Tại sao bạn vẫn theo dõi chế độ ăn kiêng của mình? ” “Tại sao bạn lại tiết kiệm nhiều tiền như vậy? Bạn nên sống nó lên! ” "Bạn không thể sống như một người bình thường, thay vì thức dậy lúc 5 giờ sáng và đi ngủ sớm nhất là 8 giờ tối?"

 By the standards of the person criticizing me, I should have stopped improving myself a long time ago. Theo tiêu chuẩn của người đang chỉ trích tôi, lẽ ra tôi phải ngừng cải thiện bản thân từ lâu. According to my standards, the growth should never end. Theo tiêu chuẩn của tôi, sự phát triển sẽ không bao giờ kết thúc. I always hold myself responsible for a higher standard, and this allows me to maintain success-friendly habits in my life and achieve even more success. Tôi luôn tự cho mình là người có trách nhiệm với tiêu chuẩn cao hơn, và điều này cho phép tôi duy trì những thói quen thân thiện với thành công trong cuộc sống của mình và đạt được nhiều thành công hơn nữa.

 If you allow yourself to have low standards, how are you supposed to ever achieve excellence? Nếu bạn cho phép mình có những tiêu chuẩn thấp, làm thế nào bạn có thể đạt được thành tích xuất sắc? Exhibiting self-control is one of the most powerful demonstrations of having high standards; letting fleeting emotions and urges control your life — as most people do — is a sure-fire path to mediocrity. Thể hiện sự tự chủ là một trong những minh chứng mạnh mẽ nhất về việc có các tiêu chuẩn cao; để cho những cảm xúc và sự thúc giục thoáng qua kiểm soát cuộc sống của bạn - như hầu hết mọi người - là một con đường chắc chắn dẫn đến sự tầm thường.


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