“Don’t lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.”
–Ralph Marston
I see this a lot in higher education. We are trending toward lower standard to raise our success rate. The only way, however, to drive success is to raise the bar of expectation. I prefer the exercise physiology term, “overload”. We have to do more than that to which we are accustomed. Thus, we need to raise expectations. The key in succeeding to a higher standard is doing “what is necessary to make it a reality.” What is necessary is quite individualized. (And, just for the record, the key to success is not buying access to opportunity. It takes personal effort.)
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!