FIELD NOTES #007
As a rule, we settle into our standards. We don’t get what you want.
We get what you tolerate.
Anchor Spotlight: Standards
Standards are the first of the Seven Anchors—because they govern the rest.
They set the baseline for what’s acceptable what’s required, and what’s non-negotiable
They are not intentions.
They are not affirmations.
They’re the unspoken laws your life obeys—especially when no one’s watching.
When I look back on the lowest points of my life, it’s easy to focus on what I lost:
Relationships.
Money.
Time.
Peace.
But those were symptoms.
The root?
I stopped demanding things from myself.
And when your standards drop, your story always follows.
You don’t rise to a standard overnight.
You enforce it—daily.
Our character isn’t forged in big, cinematic moments.
It’s forged in the tiny, unseen choices that stack over time.
Standards are those choices—codified.
They become your internal law.
And if you don’t write them, life will.
Weekly Compass Question
What standard am I currently living by—not the one I claim, but the one I’ve been tolerating?
Trail Task
Pick one low standard you’ve allowed to linger.
Name it.
Fix it.
Then practice enforcing the higher one for seven days—no exceptions, no excuses.
Resources from the Trail
Book: Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins — on grit, self-respect, and radical self-accountability
Sticky note exercise: Write the standard. Post it on your mirror. Read it every morning.
You don’t need more inspiration.
You need a higher standard.
One that can carry weight.
One that tells the truth.
One you can respect in the mirror.
Raise it. Enforce it.
Let everything else catch up.
Until next time -
Engage. Adapt. Overcome.
- Remy