Why having unattainable standards does not work - bible talk

[jennifer_bloom]

I’m lucky that basically all my friends are honest people who will tell me the truth even when I do not like it, they all told me I was reaching too high and needed to set realistic goals, I realize now what my problem was: I was so ambitious about my book writing that it was causing me to avoid putting my goals into practice because I kept thinking a better idea might come along and that I did not want to spend my time on an inferior idea.

In dating I had the same problem, I never dated any of the guys who gave me a chance cause I kept thinking a better chance might come to me and when I was finished university, and had difficulty deciding on a career path, I refused to go to the hundreds of schools I was guaranteed admission to because I kept thinking I would be a loser if I went to any school other than the best or second best in the country.

I remember reading in the bible that a living dog is better than a dead lion, they may be referring to religious ideas there but one thought that struck me was that achieving small goals is better than dreaming about big goals and not working to achieve them.

Recently I read the resume of a guy I used to be friends with and I realized I was fully capable of doing the job he was doing, but that I had postponed taking the easy way to income because I wanted a bigger dream, so now I have decided to pursue my goals, and not worry about those sidelines that say my idea is not good enough, don’t be so ambitious that you do absolutely nothing because you think your goals are not lofty enough, take your dream one step at a time, one letter at a time, one act at a time and move forward.

[LemiaOfChampions]

Thank you for the read.

[smølf]

Again with no scriptures to support your argument, it's just your opinion.

[jennifer_bloom]

It says he who builds a high threshold invites broken bones meaning when you hold others to an unattainable standard, you will be held to an unattainable standard

[smølf]

Proverbs 17:19 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

19 One who loves transgression loves strife;
one who builds a high threshold invites broken bones.

It does not mean when you hold others to an unattainable standard, you will be held to an unattainable standard.

However in Matthew 7:1-10 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

We read:

7 ‘Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. 2 For with the judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. 3 Why do you see the speck in your neighbour’s[a] eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your neighbour,[b] “Let me take the speck out of your eye”, while the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbour’s[c] eye.

This does support that with whatever standard you hold others, you yourself will be held to the same standard by God. It also states it is hypocritical to judges others before taking take of your own sin before judging.