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Don't Lower Your Standards
不要降低自己的标准
Suppose a child comes home with a report card with five As and one B. Usuallythe first thinghis parents will say is "Why the B?" What do you think will gothrough the child’s mind? Did hetry for the B? Or should his parentscongratulate the child for the B and accept a lowerstandard? Not at all.
What the child is really looking for acknowledgement and encouragement forthe effort ingetting the five As. A parent after acknowledging and praising theAs, can make clear hisexpectations of seeing all six As and offer help ifneeded. If we lower our standards, thechances are pretty good that theperformance next time would drop to those expectations.
Similarly at work, an employee does 100 things right and one thing s what theboss picks on.
Acknowledge the positive but don't lower your standards.
假如一个孩子带回家一张五个A，一个B的成绩单，他的父母亲首先通常会这样问：“为什么得了个B?”你认为孩子心里会怎么想?难道他是争取得个B吗?或者父母亲应该祝贺孩子得了个B，并接受这较低的标准吗?根本不是。
孩子真正盼望的是，他因努力而获得的五个A能得到承认和鼓励。父亲或母亲可以在承认和赞扬这些A之后，表明想要看到六个A的愿望，并表示如果需要，可以提供帮助。如果我们降低自己的标准，那么下一次的成绩很可能低于那些期望。
同样，在工作上，一个雇员做了100件正确事而做了一件错事，猜猜老板会挑出哪件事。
承认积极面，但不要降低自己的标准。
