Business and Economics

Introduction: Habits are powerful, but...

Rise your standards, Transform your lifeBy Andy Zapata

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Length4h 12m

About this audiobook

The Standard is a practical, no-excuses guide to upgrading the invisible rules that run your life. In this book, Andy Zapata reveals a hard truth most people avoid: you don’t rise to your goals—you fall to your standards. Goals tell you where you want to go, but standards determine what you will tolerate, what you will refuse, and who you become under pressure. And habits are the daily actions that prove those standards are real. Blending raw personal experiencefrom a tough upbringing and a life shaped by survival standards—to building businesses, leading teams, and learning from mentors and high performers, Andy shows how the most successful people aren’t separated by talent; they’re separated by what they accept as “normal.” You’ll learn how to identify the standards you inherited from family, culture, and environment, break the patterns that keep you stuck, and replace them with clear, enforceable standards that elevate your time, health, money, relationships, leadership, & faith

Audiobook details

GenreBusiness and Economics

Length4 hrs 12 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateMar 8, 2026

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

11Chapter 10 - Standards of Purpose

2Chapter 1 - The invisible Force That Runs Your Life

12Chapter 11 - Standards for Relationships

3Chapter 2 - Be, and You Shall Become

13Chapter 12 - Standards at Work and Leadership

4Chapter 3 - Standards vs. Goals

14Chapter 13 - Standards of Health and the Body

5Chapter 4 - Borrow Before You Build

15Chapter 14 - Standards of Faith, Prayer, and Inner Alignment

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6Chapter 5 - The GPS of Life

16Chapter 15 - Breaking Inherited Standards

7Chapter 6 - The Vehicles of Success

17Chapter 16 - Final Chapter: Writing Your Standards

8Chapter 7 - Habits, the Engine Behind Standards

18Chapter 17 - My Story, My Why

9Chapter 8 - Standard of Time

19Bonus - 100 Powerful Standards

10Chapter 9 - Standards for the Way You Create Money

About the author

Andy Zapata

Andy Zapata is an entrepreneur, family man, and loyal friend who has built multiple million-dollar businesses in the healthcare industry. Driven by a deep commitment to service and excellence, he has helped shape organizations that improve lives while mentoring leaders and professionals to raise their standards in business and in life. Andy’s journey—marked by resilience, discipline, and personal growth—fuels his passion for teaching others how to build lasting success through clear standards and consistent habits. Beyond business, he is a philanthropist dedicated to giving back to his community and investing in people, purpose, and long-term impact.View all by Andy Zapata