Daily Discipline from BK

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Why do we need standards?
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Why do we need standards?

A standard exists because you won't always feel like it. It exists specifically for the moments you...

How did you choose your standards?
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How did you choose your standards?

Because we learn by observing models, people typically choose standards according to what they've...

Is it time to change your standards?
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Is it time to change your standards?

I often refer to personal standards. Choosing them. Setting them. Testing them. Living them....

Fit In or Stand Out?
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Fit In or Stand Out?

I began writing a note yesterday about how to stand out by setting higher standards of personal...

Is style more important than substance?
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Is style more important than substance?

Popular culture at the moment values style over substance. People are quick to discredit, ignore,...

Clean up other people’s mess
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Clean up other people’s mess

One of the most impactful things my mom taught me was to leave things better than I found them....

Sometimes The Sidekick Is The Hero
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Sometimes The Sidekick Is The Hero

No principle or personal trait is powerful enough on its own to establish and maintain the...