Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Aim higher than your current abilities and focus on self-improvement rather than comparing yourself to others.
- In plain terms
- Dream big and try to be better than you were, not just better than others.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on surpassing your own past self.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does better than yourself mean?
- How high do you dream?
Another view
It can create unrealistic expectations or burnout.
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