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Are Your High Standards A Blessing Or A Curse?
How to be less frustrated and frustrating with work
Do you often find yourself disappointed with your colleagues’ work? I know I do.
Some of my collaborators delight me. I am positively surprised when I see what they came up with. I can see their creativity and initiative. They love their craft.
But, other collaborators will do the bare minimum. Their work is full of mistakes. And they never take initiative.
Why am I sharing this with you? Because I assume you have a similar struggle.
Successful people have high standards. And, that makes it more likely that you will often be disappointed by other people’s work.
How do you deal with that? You cannot do everything yourself. You do not want your high standards to turn into procrastination or delays. Nor you want your high standards to become toxic perfectionism that demotivates your colleagues.
Here are some strategies to turn your high standards into a driver for success rather than a cause for frustration for you and others.
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