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Finding Strength With Power Over Your Mind

Finding Strength With Power Over Your Mind

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor as well as a Stoic philosopher. We hope you enjoy this quote where he touches on strength and power over your mind. "You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."Marcus Aurelius Our upcoming Personal Kaizen posts will share a few brain hacks related to maximum effectiveness, improving your mood, and stress and anxiety. If you have a brain hack you already use, we'd love to hear about it in the comment section below! Join the Personal Kaizen…
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When You Worry You Visualize What You Don’t Want!

When You Worry You Visualize What You Don’t Want!

I’ve been wanting to share this concept for a few years now but haven’t known where to begin. Rule 4 of the Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life is to Live in the Moment with a Positive Mindset. I have too many friends and family members who experience anxiety and worry about outcomes. The problem with this is that when you worry, you visualize what you don’t want to happen. The visualization remains in your subconscious thoughts and becomes more likely to occur! Think Positively Visualization can be a helpful tool for achieving a goal. Simply envision how you will…
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Make the Best of How Things Turn Out

Make the Best of How Things Turn Out

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Art Linkletter was a radio and television host for many years of his life. He was also a writer and wrote his autobiography called Confessions of a Happy Man. Take this quote as a confession from a happy man and make the best of things! "Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."Art Linkletter As we continue to focus on an optimistic mindset, this week the Personal Kaizen team will share thoughts about visualization and how when you worry, you visualize what you…
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The Continuous Improvement Learning Cycle

The Continuous Improvement Learning Cycle

Kaizen, the Japanese word for continuous improvement, has a long history of success in organizational improvement. The Personal Kaizen movement applies these continuous improvement best practices on a personal level – helping you make small changes to continuously improve yourself. This post shares a continuous improvement learning cycle you can use to experiment and discover the changes that work best for you. Our team has shared our 10 Rules for Life and many simple personal improvement recommendations. Some of our suggestions can change your life for the better, but not every idea is going to be one that makes sense…
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Giving Continual Growth and Progress Meaning

Giving Continual Growth and Progress Meaning

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Enjoy this quote from Benjamin Franklin about continual growth. It is true that in order to improve, we must keep progressing! "Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning."Benjamin Franklin This week the Personal Kaizen team is going to touch on the main idea that this community encourages; continuous improvement. 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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12 Small Habits that will Change Your Life for Good

12 Small Habits that will Change Your Life for Good

I recently saw a new book in my local library that I knew I had to read and share with the Personal Kaizen community. Liquids Till Lunch: 12 Small Habits that Will Change Your Life for Good by MaryRuth Ghiyam is a 2021 release with a title that made me skeptical and a subtitle that made me interested. I wondered – how many of her 12 small habits would agree with the Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life? The author is a certified health educator and nutritional consultant with several episodes of personal loss as defining life experiences. This post…
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The Secret of Success Found in Daily Routine

The Secret of Success Found in Daily Routine

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! John C. Maxwell is a New York Times Best Selling author, focusing mainly on leadership. He believes that your daily routine has the power to make or break your success. "You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of success is found in your daily routine."john c. maxwell The Personal Kaizen community is geared towards continuous improvement, in both your personal and professional lives. Join us later in the week as we discuss good habits, starting with your daily routine! Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our…
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Eight Ways to Exercise Your Brain

Eight Ways to Exercise Your Brain

Rule 2 of The Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life is to develop good habits around eating, exercise, learning, and meditation that will last throughout your life. Last week we shared a 20-minute-per-day physical fitness routine that will help you maintain your body. This post shares eight ways to exercise your brain. Cognitive Health Declines as We Age Cognitive health – the ability to think, learn, and remember - is critical to performing everyday tasks. Most of us realize that cognitive health declines as we age. But it is not clear what causes this decrease, or why some people are…
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Exercise Your Brain As You Do Your Body

Exercise Your Brain As You Do Your Body

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! The brain should be exercised just as often as the body. We challenge you to find one way to exercise your brain today! "If a brain is exercised properly, anyone can grow intelligence, at any age, and potentially by a lot. Or you can just let your brain idle - and watch it slowly, inexorably, go to seed like a sedentary body."Michael Merzenich Be on the lookout for our upcoming Personal Kaizen post featuring 8 ways you can exercise your brain. In the meantime, think about how you can make a habit…
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$20 and 20-Minutes a Day for Easy Physical Fitness

$20 and 20-Minutes a Day for Easy Physical Fitness

Are you a busy person who would like to get in better shape? If you struggle to find time to get to the gym, check out our $20 solution that allows you to spend no more than 20-minutes a day on physical fitness. If you are new to any of these exercises, please start slow and easy. My goal is still to only do one push-up per day, although I typically do many more. It is fun to start by doing a comfortable number at first and observing the increase in how many reps you can complete as you grow…
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