{"id":213,"date":"2021-12-16T09:01:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellness.mymynd.co.uk\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2025-03-21T14:15:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:15:58","slug":"personal-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellness.mymynd.co.uk\/cy\/uk\/personal-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2688,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"resource.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-213","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"wellness_subheading":"Resilience resources ","wellness_heading":"Personal Standards","wellness_content":"\u201cWithout standards, there can be no improvement.\u201d\r\n\u2013 Taiichi Ohno","wellness_video_quote":"","wellness_video_or_image":"video","wellness_youtube_or_vimeo":"vimeo","wellness_vimeo_id":"540194728","image":null,"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_and_media","background_colour":"","container_width":"standard","columns":"third","text_side":"left","image_or_video":"image","youtube_or_vimeo":"","image":1553,"youtube_id":"","vimeo_id":"","heading":"What are Personal Standards?","text":"Our personal standards are a set of attitudes and behaviours that we choose to follow. They are mainly based on expectations that we, and often others, have of ourselves. They provide the benchmark of performance in our lives and we all differ in how high (or low) we set these standards.\r\n\r\nIt can be difficult at times to set our personal standards appropriately. If we set them too low, we risk diminishing our motivation towards achieving our goals. Setting them too high can result in disappointment and distress. \r\n\r\nThis module will guide you through two steps that will help you to: a) lower standards that are unrealistically high, and\/or b) raise standards that are too low. It provides practical tools to help you complete each step and achieve your desired outcome.","buttons":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"grid","heading":"Examples of Personal Standards","subheading":"When setting our Personal Standards, we essentially decide a) what we aspire to and b) what we want out of life. 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Setting high standards leads to:","background_colour":"","download":"","columns":"3","carousel":false,"grid_items":[{"image":"","heading":"Better performance & productivity","text":"Individuals with high standards know what it is they want to achieve and what steps to take to realise their goals and perform well.","link":"","button_style":"black"},{"image":"","heading":"Higher motivation & confidence","text":"Expecting 'more' from yourself keeps you motivated and confident to achieve your goals.","link":"","button_style":"black"},{"image":"","heading":"Stronger relationships","text":"Individuals with high standards and motivation tend to be highly valued and respected by others.","link":"","button_style":"black"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_and_media","background_colour":"","container_width":"standard","columns":"half","text_side":"left","image_or_video":"image","youtube_or_vimeo":"","image":1554,"youtube_id":"","vimeo_id":"","heading":"Personal Standards and Self-Criticism","text":"Your MyMynd assessment results will also have given you information about your Self-Criticism. This refers to negative thoughts about yourself or, more specifically, about your ability to complete a particular goal or task.\r\n\r\nYour Personal Standards largely influence your level of Self-Criticism and vice versa. Setting unrealistic standards and being highly self-critical can make you feel like you are unable to live up to those standards, resulting in perceived failure and self-punishment. \r\n\r\nIn order to ensure good mental health, motivation and productivity, it is important to find the right balance between how high you set your standards and your level of Self-Criticism. Please consider exploring tools for improving both areas. ","buttons":[{"button":{"title":"Explore Self-Criticism resources","url":"http:\/\/wellness.mymynd.co.uk\/self-criticism\/","target":"_blank"},"button_style":"purple"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"grid","heading":"How can you set your Personal Standards appropriately?","subheading":"As with a lot of things in life, it\u2019s all about balance. Set yourself high standards, but be realistic about them and allow for mistakes. It is perfectly normal to realise that you have adopted standards that are not the most appropriate or self-caring; what matters most is how you go about changing them. This can be done in two steps:","background_colour":"white","download":"","columns":"2","carousel":false,"grid_items":[{"image":"","heading":"Step 1: Awareness","text":"Sometimes you will set your standards consciously, other times you will have adopted them from others (e.g. your parents) without realising it. By becoming aware of the expectations you have for yourself, you can take ownership of your life choices and aim for better.","link":"","button_style":"black"},{"image":"","heading":"Step 2: Changing Standards","text":"You might identify yourself as someone with relatively low standards and be looking for ways to increase them. Alternatively you might identify yourself as having standards that are set too high and be aiming to make them more realistic. Either way there are various strategies you can use to improve your standards.","link":"","button_style":"black"}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"anchor","text":"tools"},{"acf_fc_layout":"anchor","text":"tools"},{"acf_fc_layout":"tabs_with_sub_tabs","heading":"Tools to work on your Personal Standards","intro":"Work through these tools in successive order to first become aware of your standards and then find strategies to improve them.","tabs":[{"title":"Evaluating My Standards","overview":"This tool is a quick way to see areas where you could improve your standards and areas where your standards are high or even too high.","purpose":"Awareness","time":"10 minutes","resource_type":"none","instructions":"","materials":[{"type":"download","file":835,"app":"","link":"","video":"","title":"","text":"","thumbnail":null,"youtube_or_vimeo":""}]},{"title":"Wheel Of Standards","overview":"This tool helps you identify which Personal Standards are the most important to you.\r\n\r\nEveryone has expectations for certain aspects of their lives, but we differ in terms of which are the most important to us. 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