What’s more important than the quality of your relationships? They are the backbone of your most valuable life experiences. Unfortunately people will unconsciously undermine their relationships because they get caught up in their conflicting emotions. The fundamental pillars of any relationship are HOW YOU CARE and the STANDARDS YOU SET. Problems are created in two ways: 1) Lowering your standards because you care so much. 2) Withholding care because you want a higher standard. Here’s how it needs to go: Show people how much you care and set high standards. The two don’t work against each other. They work for each other. DEEP CARING + HIGH STANDARDS Never use how much you care, love, or empathize with someone to lower the standards and expectations you have of them. Never allow the standards and expectations you have of someone to limit the care, love, and empathy you give to them. DEEP EMPATHY + HIGH EXPECTATIONS #dailydiscipline