Keep Good Company: Those Who Uplift You

Keep Good Company: Those Who Uplift You

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! This week we are excited to share another quote from Epictetus, a Greek Stoic philosopher. He taught that philosophy was a way of life, not just a form of discipline. "The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."Epictetus Stay tuned for our upcoming post where we explore following your passions in life! Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and encourage both personal and professional continuous improvement, helping you to reach your goals and achieve new heights. We…
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The Truth About Leaders and Success

The Truth About Leaders and Success

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Jack Welch was an American business executive, best known as the CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 2001. We hope you enjoy this week's quote that shares his insight on leaders and success. "Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others."Jack Welch Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and encourage both personal and professional continuous improvement, helping you to reach your goals and achieve new heights. We offer regular blog posts and…
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Sam Altman’s Take on “How to be Successful”

Sam Altman’s Take on “How to be Successful”

Photo Credit: Vox Sam Altman is a computer programmer, entrepreneur, and the current CEO of OpenAI. He was previously the CEO of the incubator Y Combinator and founder (at the age of 19) of a social network mobile app, Loopt. I recently came across a blog post Altman shared in 2019 titled, “How to be Successful,” where Altman shares 13 thoughts on how to achieve outlier success. I am going to read and comment on the 13 thoughts in his post and share my take with the Personal Kaizen community. Will some of Altman’s 13 thoughts be worth adding to…
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Building Trust is the Key to Teamwork

Building Trust is the Key to Teamwork

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! This week's quote is from Patrick Lencioni, an American writer best known for his book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. He is also one of the founders of The Table Group, a company that focuses on organizational health. We hope you enjoy it! “Remember, teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.”Patrick Lencioni Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and encourage both personal and professional continuous improvement, helping you to reach your goals and achieve…
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The Secret of Change is Building The New

The Secret of Change is Building The New

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! The Personal Kaizen team is excited to share another quote from Socrates, the great Greek philosopher. He is credited as the founder of Western philosophy. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”Socrates Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and encourage both personal and professional continuous improvement, helping you to reach your goals and achieve new heights. We offer regular blog posts and a weekly newsletter that contains a range of content to help you…
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Excellent Advice for Living

Excellent Advice for Living

I recently finished the 2023 book Excellent Advice for Living, Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier by Kevin Kelly. Kelly is an author, the founding executive editor of Wired magazine, and a former editor/publisher of the Whole Earth Review. Kelly collected 68 bits of wisdom to share with his adult children on his 68th birthday. When they asked for more, he kept going until he had about 450 – enough to publish in a book. Each page of the book contains a few bits of advice – here are some of our favorites. Advice on Values Don’t define yourself by your opinions, because…
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Taking the Right Steps to Limit Stagnancy

Taking the Right Steps to Limit Stagnancy

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! This week's quote is from T.D. Jakes, an American preacher and author. He is a firm believer that to limit stagnancy, you must switch up your behaviors. “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always be where you’ve always been.”T.D. Jakes Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and encourage both personal and professional continuous improvement, helping you to reach your goals and achieve new heights. We offer regular blog posts and a weekly newsletter that contains a range of content to help you become the…
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Leadership Starts With a Good Education

Leadership Starts With a Good Education

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! We're keeping it short and sweet this week with a quote from Wendell Willkie. He was an American lawyer, corporate executive, and the 1940 nominee for President of the United States! "Education is the mother of leadership."Wendell Willkie We hope you found this quote insightful and that it encourages you to continue learning every day! If you haven't already, sign up at personalkaizen.co/enter to receive more of these quotes directly in your inbox!
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Marshmallows and the Benefit of Delayed Gratification

Marshmallows and the Benefit of Delayed Gratification

Imagine a 4-year-old child sitting down with treats in front of them — one marshmallow on one side of their plate and two on the other side. Beside the child is a bell. The child is asked whether she would prefer one marshmallow or two. Most children say, “Two!” The adult then says: “Here’s how we play the game. I am going to leave the room. While I’m gone, if you can wait for me to come back, then you get two marshmallows. If you don’t want to wait, ring the bell, but then you get one marshmallow, not two.”…
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To Be Patient is to Keep a Good Attitude

To Be Patient is to Keep a Good Attitude

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Joyce Meyer is a religious speaker and New York Times best-selling author. This week's quote shares her thoughts on what it really means to be patient. “Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.”Joyce Meyer We hope you enjoyed this week's quote and find yourself keeping a good attitude the next time you have to be patient. Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and encourage both personal and professional continuous improvement, allowing you to reach your goals and…
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