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How to set achievable goals
How to create and stick to a schedule
How to break down large projects into smaller manageable tasks
Quality Questions
• If you are trying to reach a specific goal, ask yourself every day: What is one small step I could take toward reaching my goal?
• What is one small step I could take to improve my health (or relationships, or career, or any other area)?
• If somebody’s annoying you, ask yourself, “What’s one good thing about this person?”
• What is one small thing that is special about me (or my spouse, or my organization)?
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Short Summary
• The art of making great and lasting change comes through small, steady steps.
• Kaizen circumvents the brain’s built-in resistance to new behaviors.
• Small rewards lead to big returns.
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Three Common Myths About Change
Myth #1: Change is hard.
Myth #2: The size of the step determines the size of the result, so take big steps for big results.
Myth #3: Kaizen Is slow; innovation is quicker.
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Take Very Small Steps
• Your brain is programmed to resist change. But, by taking small steps, you effectively rewire your nervous system.
• Kaizen questions such as ‘What’s the smallest step I can take to be more efficient?’ allow us to bypass our fears.
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Kaizen
• Kaizen is a process of improving a habit using very small steps.
• Small steps can lead to big changes.
• Kaizen disarms the brain’s fear response making change come more naturally.
• By taking steps so tiny that they seem trivial or even laughable...
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Gratitude
If you tend to berate yourself with negative questions (Why am I so fat?), try asking: What is one thing I like about myself today? Ask this question daily, writing your answer down in a journal or on a sheet of paper you keep in a specially designated place.
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Baby Steps
- Small actions are at the Heart of kaizen.
- By taking steps so tiny that they seem trivial or even laughable, you’ll sail calmly past obstacles that have defeated you before.
- Slowly—but painl...
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Questions to Ask in Self-Reflection
- How do I feel overall about this area of my life?
- What’s working? What’s not working?
- What do I want more of – or less of?
- What are my accomplishments?
- What do I want? What are my hopes or goals?
- What am I gratef...
An action plan for your life
Ask yourself the following questions for each area in your life:
- What is the smallest thing I could do to make progress in this area of life TODAY?
- If I was living like a “rating of 10 out of 10” for this area of my life, what would I have done to ...
The “One Thing” They Should Understand
If something is too complicated, people are most likely to be confused by it, or worse, forget about it.
Ask yourself:
- If my audience will only remember one thing about my explanation, what is that “one thing?”
- And, why should my audi...
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