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.

Quote by Ralph Marston

Topics: Expectation Quotes, Reality Quotes

Humility reminds you that in order to receive value, you must create value in equal...

Humility reminds you that in order to receive value, you must create value in equal...

Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get...

Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get...

Every day is a day to be thankful. Life's abundance has no limit, and gratitude...

Every day is a day to be thankful. Life's abundance has no limit, and gratitude...

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.

Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It's leadership.

Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It's leadership.

Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.

Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality.

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look...

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look...

Dreams are unrealistic, impractical, demanding -- and absolutely essential to living a rich and fulfilling...

Dreams are unrealistic, impractical, demanding -- and absolutely essential to living a rich and fulfilling...

Every day you spend drifting away from your goals is a waste not only of...

Every day you spend drifting away from your goals is a waste not only of...

Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.

Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and...

Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and...

Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of...

Success in any endeavor depends on the degree to which it is an expression of...

Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.

Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.

It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want...

It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want...

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it...

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it...

Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get...

Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get...

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look...

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look...

Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then...

Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then...

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.

When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just...

When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just...