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On Higher Standards
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.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.让自己承担比别人期望的更高的责任。永远不要原谅自己。永远不要自怜。要严于律己，宽以待人。唯一你应该关心的标准是你自己的标准。如果你按照大多数人的标准行事，你就会超重、身材不好、不健康、懒惰、讨厌你的工作，或者没有足够的时间照顾家人，且负债累累。我有时会因为自己的目标而受到指责。”你已经很苗条了，为什么还要注意饮食？”“你为什么要省那么多钱？”？你应该尽情享受生活！”你就不能像个正常人一样生活吗？非得早上5点起床，晚上8点就早早睡觉吗？”以批评我的人的标准来看，我早就不应该提高自己了。按照我的标准，成长永远不会停止。我总是让自己对更高的标准负责，这让我在生活中保持易于成功的习惯，取得更大的成功。如果你允许自己有低标准，你该如何实现卓越呢？自我控制是一个人拥有高标准最有力的证明之一；让稍纵即逝的情绪和冲动控制你的生活——就像大多数人所做的那样——是通往平庸的必经之路。
lenient （惩罚或执法时）宽大的，宽容的，仁慈的
in accordance with 符合；依照；和…一致
majority 大部分；大多数
unfit 健康状况欠佳；身体状态差
in debt 欠债
flak 严厉批评；抨击
live it up 狂欢；享乐一番
growth 成长；生长
demonstration 示范；演示
fleeting 短暂的；闪现的
urge 强烈的欲望；冲动
sure-fire 必定成功的；肯定会发生的
mediocrity 平庸；普通；平常
