Dreams inspire you, but standards sustain you. When motivation disappears and circumstances become difficult, your baseline determines what you continue to do. Make your minimum standard something you can respect, even on the days when you’re struggling.
Success doesn’t need to make you arrogant, and failure doesn’t need to make you ashamed. Both are teachers. Stay grounded when things go well.
When Thinking Becomes the Thing That Keeps You Stuck There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from thinking about the same thing
