What are your personal standards?

If you haven’t thought about what your personal standards are, not to worry, you’re not alone.

Setting standards for your life is akin to setting your own personal code of ethics. Setting standards essentially means what you expect and accept from yourself. And yes, while it might be tempting to set standards for others, it’s almost impossible to do so.

Before I go on, let me clarify what I mean by standards. Standards in this context is a level of quality or attainment.

So how do you set standards for yourself?

Well, it all depends on what you want out of your life.

For example, if you want to be an honest person, then you set the standard of being honest and truthful. It’s that simple, yet obviously not easy. Oh, and the other kicker is that if you want to be honest, you cannot spend time with dishonest people because if you know they’re being dishonest then you’re complicit in their action.

The great thing about setting standards for yourself is that they are subject to change. While you might have a standard to two that you learn earlier in life, for example, not to physically harm another person, you can add, adjust, and elevate your standards as you mature in life.

Standards can apply in all areas of your life, from how you treat your body, to how you treat others, and what kind of treatment you’ll accept from others.

Think of setting standards for yourself not as constraints but as guiding principals that provide you direction, similar to how guy wires are used to give young trees support and direction.

So, consider setting standards for yourself in any area of life that’s important to you. Use them as tools to help you become the person you want to be.

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