Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

If you want to raise your standard of living, raise your standard of giving

SEEK SIGNIFICANT CHANGE • Never be content with performance or results. • Remove all excuses for getting to the next level. Don’t say “no”; ask

For things to change, you have to change.

It’s not just about being a nice guy, we need to set the standards higher.

In every area of life, you get what you tolerate. And it’s time to raise the standard.

Standards must be achievable (though achieving them will always require extra effort), and the leaders must provide the means to get there. The focus should always be on getting better and better. We must always reach for the better way.

One excellent way to develop a high standard is to interview people who you see doing a great job in their field. Find out what their standard is and add it to your own. Once you determine a high yet achievable performance bar, hold your executive to that high standard even if you have no idea how they might achieve it.

If you want your life to be different, you have to be willing to do something different, first.

If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.

changing our belief systems is central to making any real and lasting change in our lives. We must develop a sense of certainty that we can and will meet the new standards before we actually do.

Whatever your bar is for working with people, raise it.

External changes always start with internal shifts. To change your life, you must start, quite simply, by changing the way you see it.

if you want to improve anything in life, you must measure it first.