Standards are revealed in what you refuse to accept.
a standard is not a rule.
it is a decision.
The Fifth Standard is the discipline to choose what deserves your time,
your attention, and your effort and to refuse everything that falls beneath it.
standards are built in private.
The Fifth Standard is built in the moments no one sees
in the discipline to keep going, the restraint to walk away
and the standards you maintain when no one is watching.
in the discipline to keep going, the restraint to walk away
and the standards you maintain when no one is watching.
WHAT YOU REFUSE DEFINES YOU.
THE STANDARD IS WHAT REMAINS.
When no one is watching.
When no one is applauding.
When walking away would be easier.
That is The Fifth Standard.
THE FIFTH STANDARD IS FIVE THINGS.
DISCIPLINE · DISCERNMENT · RESTRAINT · OWNERSHIP · CONSISTENCY.
01
DISCIPLINE
Do what must be done, especially when no one is watching.
02
DISCERMENT
Know what deserves your time, attention, and energy.
03
RESTRAINT
Know when enough is enough.
04
OWNERSHIP
Take responsibility for what you choose, build, and become.
05
CONSISTENCY
Become the person your standards require.