Elevate Your Professional Brand with New Personal Standards
Tis the season to reflect on your past year to assess what worked, what didn't, and what comes next. I've titled 2023 'New Beginnings,' with the book launch, the launch of Success Unleashed, the group coaching program based on the teachings in the book, and a Success Unleashed live retreat.
Missteps and hiccups came along for the ride like a bad best friend who revved up my inner critic to remind me of my perfect imperfections.
I've grown to love the saying, 'If you are not winning, you are learning.'
The list of learnings is long, but the most important thing is that to become the next best version, I must continue to upgrade my standards.
I learned a little something about standards during the nearly 20 years I worked for Martha Stewart.
Good was not the standard of excellence. Great was the expectation.
Standards are what set us apart in business.
My standards are in my control.
Don’t be fooled by thinking today’s standards are where you stop. Cs are no longer average. A is expected.
When you raise your standards, you set a new level of excellence for yourself and your business.
Raising your standards has a cascading effect. As your standards grow, so will expectations.
You expect more for yourself. You expect more for your business. You expect more results for your clients. You expect more from your people.
Setting higher standards starts by looking at what you are tolerating.
Things that just bug you, but you keep telling yourself that you ‘have’ to do it.
That project, process, or system that's a mess or not working for you.
That subpar person on your team that you continue to put up with thinking it's just easier.
The thought, if I only had the time, I would…
These intolerables are what hold you back from your new standard of being.
Stop tolerating what takes up negative space in your mind and in your week.
Stop tolerating anything that doesn’t feel good.
Stop tolerating what doesn't feel like your standard.
To reimagine standards, start with an audit.
What are your standards today?
What determines your standards?
What determines the ‘why’ for your standard?
Why is that important?
What impact will a new standard have and reflect?
How will you measure this new standard?
The higher the quality of questions you ask yourself,
the higher the quality of your decisions.
Don't use the idea of raising your standards to be like 'them' or be better than 'them.' The comparison game is a time waster. You are uniquely you. Do you BETTER.
Raise your standards to what’s possible for you.
You are the biggest influencer in your life, and when you recognize your influence over you, it is a game changer. This is a quote from For Success Sake! and what I use to remind myself of the new standards I want to continue to create.
P.S. Are you ready to get coached? With coaching, you learn to manage your emotions by taking action on the actions that will have the most powerful compounding impact. So much is in your control, and with new awareness, your new standard of being will have a compounding impact on your life. If you are ready to work with me, book a consult. If you want to see results ahead of your success, see what’s possible for you here.
P.S.S. Are you looking for a new journal for your notes, thoughts, and dreams? The more you write your thoughts, the more clarity you will get from them. This journal was inspired by the spirit of what you can create from the blank page. I had a blast creating this 118-page custom notebook filled with 20 inspiring sentiments, thought-provoking prompts, and plenty of lined pages for you to envision and write your extraordinary life and story. It's a great stocking stuffer!
You can buy it HERE.
One more thing: If you want to attend a live Success Unleashed retreat or enroll in the next Success Unleashed coaching program, send me an email at christina@christinalangdon.com.
If you are considering working with a High-Performance Success Coach or want to know more about the components of a coaching engagement, let’s get on a coaching call. As a business coach for women entrepreneurs, Executives, and Teams, my proven engagement method is highly results driven.
The question I get most frequently is, ‘What results can I achieve?’ Here’s what one client shared:
“Coaching is by far the most ROI-positive investment you can make in yourself. Do it! Even if you go in with a specific issue or question, you will be amazed by how the process can change your thinking about who you are, your skills, and where you want to go.”
You can wait for life to no longer be hard. If you are a dreamer and a doer, let’s have a conversation.
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