Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.
Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up...
Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.
It's funny the hardest thing to do is to make something look like it's fast loose and improvised and get somebody to laugh.