Okay… let’s talk about the moment your standards actually cost you something.
Not when they’re cute quotes. Not when they live in your journal. But when enforcing them means walking away, disappointing someone, or choosing long-term alignment over short-term comfort.
Because let’s be honest — your standards aren’t too high. You’re a high-achieving woman. Excellence is your baseline. That’s not the issue.
The issue is when kindness lowers the bar. When empathy overrides discernment. When we start valuing potential over patterns.
We’re breaking down what it really looks like to build self-respect through behavior. I’m sharing a personal story and walking you through how self-trust is built in the exact moments that feel uncomfortable.
This is about becoming unavailable for self-abandonment — even when it costs you something.
Because standards aren’t proven in what you say you want. They’re proven in what you enforce.
00:00 Introduction: The Cost of Standards
00:56 Series Overview: Unavailable for Self Abandonment
01:49 Understanding Standards and Patterns
03:35 The Framework for Enforcing Standards
04:55 Personal Story: Walking Away from Potential
05:21 Breaking Down the Framework: S.T.A.N.D.
08:42 Navigating the Fallout and Deciding in Alignment
13:39 The Pattern Audit: A Self-Love Two-Step
15:13 Empowerment and Encouragement: Embracing Your Standards
18:09 Conclusion: Aligning with Your True Self
Before you can enforce a standard, you have to see clearly.
Step 1: Audit the Pattern
Look at what is repeated — not what is promised. Patterns are facts.
Step 2: Adjust to the Pattern
Instead of asking someone to change, change your response. Boundaries respond to patterns. They don’t argue with them.
You are not waiting for better. You are becoming aligned for it. Stay unavailable for self-abandonment.
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