How can setting high standards for yourself lead to increased job satisfaction and self-respect?

Sometimes we are afraid of failing and because of this we can set low standards for ourselves. We might believe that this means we will achieve things more easily, and thus we will be more satisfied. However, this usually works in the opposite way. When we set high standards, we are motivated to work harder because these are more difficult to achieve. What this causes is that we end up with a higher self-respect and pride, as we have achieved something we know was a lot more difficult.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

the virginia plan called for three branches of government and two houses of congress. representation in each house would be determined by population. the new jersey plan called for three branches of government and a single house of congress. each state would have an equal vote.