Tip 2: Identify why you have set your standards so high!

Having high standards is not bad. As a matter of fact high standards help achieve goals. The problem comes when you have set your standards so high that it causes procrastination. This is a perfectionistic behavior. Procrastination is the first cousin to perfectionism and they both will keep you from achieving your goals. Therefore it is necessary to identify why you have set your standards so high. Are you trying to prove something to someone? Are you sabotaging what could be? Knowing and understanding your motive for setting such high standards will help you discover where you need to make adjustments.