Daily Discipline from BK

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Standards (5)

See standards and set standards.
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Brian Kight

See standards and set standards.

How do you define good, great, and exceptional? Here’s how I do.

Assess yourself daily against these four simple standards
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Assess yourself daily against these four simple standards

You are or aren’t doing these. The rest is distraction if these aren’t being done. Every new day is...

Do what’s worthy for reasons worthy to you.
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Do what’s worthy for reasons worthy to you.

You don’t need to defend anything to people who doubt you. You don’t need to prove anything to...

There’s nothing wrong with rules, standards just work better.
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There’s nothing wrong with rules, standards just work better.

Logic suggests rules create compliance. But rules are innately constraining, not compelling. No one...

Relationships & Standards: Make up your mind.
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Relationships & Standards: Make up your mind.

If you want to hold a standard that you worry will make you stand out, make up your mind whether...

How many relationships suffer because of this?
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How many relationships suffer because of this?

Too many conflicts are based on personal preference rather than genuine substance. You believe in...

Sadly, most people won’t meet this standard
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Sadly, most people won’t meet this standard

Earning something you deeply desire follows this timeless truth: it’s possible and it takes exactly...