Feb 4, 2025
High Standards
Push others. Push yourself harder.
High standards beat perfection. They beat pressure. They are built on one thing - refusing to let average settle in.
Call it out when your peers drift. Remind them what great looks like. Challenge your boss to reach higher. Hold the mirror up. Then hold yourself to an even sharper edge. Show them what it means to care - about the work, the craft, the outcome.
Pick one standard. Nail it. Then raise another. Layer it like muscle. Burnout comes from trying to change everything at once. Strength comes from building it piece by piece.
High standards are not loud. They are lived.
Patience wins. But only if you refuse to lower the bar while you wait.
High standards beat perfection. They beat pressure. They are built on one thing - refusing to let average settle in.
Call it out when your peers drift. Remind them what great looks like. Challenge your boss to reach higher. Hold the mirror up. Then hold yourself to an even sharper edge. Show them what it means to care - about the work, the craft, the outcome.
Pick one standard. Nail it. Then raise another. Layer it like muscle. Burnout comes from trying to change everything at once. Strength comes from building it piece by piece.
High standards are not loud. They are lived.
Patience wins. But only if you refuse to lower the bar while you wait.
About Max Antonov
I’m Max, a father of two, Product Director & Product Coach from Sydney. I write about leadership, product management
and life.
Feel free to reach out: [email protected].
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