Raise The Bar! Establishing Your Standards Early In The Game

Merriam Webster defines a standard as "Something that is very good and that is used to make judgments about the quality of other things". By virtue of this definition, one thing is absolutely clear, if that standard or benchmark is missing, there will be no basis on which the quality of anything can be measured. Everything in this life is measured by a standard, a benchmark. 

Our standards are tied squarely to our identity; how we perceive and even value ourselves. The premium we place on our individual lives. Right at this moment, you might be living or even functioning below the standard you were designed to live by.