accountability over comfort

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you.” – Henry Ward Beecher

Mainstream self-love feels too soft. Too indulgent. It often skips the part where you reflect, confront, and challenge yourself to be better. Shouldn’t you be your own toughest critic?

No, not to drown in shame or spiral into unproductive self-loathing—but to hold yourself to a higher standard. To demand more.

There’s a voice inside that tells you your effort wasn’t enough. That you’re falling short. And maybe you need that voice. Not because you hate yourself. But because you expect more from yourself. Because complacency is the enemy. Because arrival is a moving target.

What you need is accountability, not comfort.