Mark Manson Quotes

Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.

I always have high expectations for me.

No one puts higher expectations on themselves than I do.

It starts with myself. I have to believe in myself and set expectations for myself, set goals for myself, and continue to work for those goals every day.

You always have to keep setting the bar for yourself.

Obviously, everybody has their own expectations of you, but you have to have your own expectations for yourself. For me, I'm right on track.

People often ask whether I consider myself successful. I don't yet, because there's so much more I want to accomplish. I put more pressure on myself than anyone else can.

I'm the kind of person who, if I can't get something right, I get quite frustrated with myself.

I'm ambitious in the sense that I raise the bar high for myself.

I'm competitive with myself, but not with other people. I set goals for myself. I don't really care about winning or losing as long as I do my best.

You're always just trying to create opportunities and be ready when those opportunities present themselves. I can't look at anybody and think 'I want to be Damian Lewis' - I'd be setting myself up for failure.

I've always said my expectations are higher than what anyone else could put on me.

I would just say that I have high expecations for myself.

I spend so much time hoping things for myself.

I have very high expectations out of myself.

I'm never happy with my performances. I always want to prove more and more things.

I set my own goals higher than what anybody else has set for me.

I want to push myself.

I'm always confident, always expect high expectations for myself.

I know what I need to work on, and I know what I need to prove and to show, and that's all that matters.

I always want to push myself.

I set some lofty goals for myself and I think you have to.

I love to push myself.

That's the type of person I am - I always want to do better.

Pressure brings out the best in me. It's the only way to keep improving: putting a bit of pressure on yourself.