One of the marks of excellent people is that they never compare themselves with others. They only compare themselves with themselves and with their past accomplishments and future potential. Brian Tracy

• self esteem
• goals
• self improvement
• standards

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Henry Ward Beecher

• excuses
• standards

Ask more from your customers. Ask more from your employer. Ask more from your employees. But before you ask more from anyone else, first ask more from yourself. Larry Winget

• expectation
• standards

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