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15 Jun 2022

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Debt Reduction: Pay Less Interest and More on What You Love

We recently suggested ways to Stop Wasting Your Money with These 8 Simple Tips, a topic related to Rule 7 of the Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life. Our fifth tip to stop wasting money suggests avoiding paying interest whenever possible – a challenge for most of us since over 75% of American adults have some form of debt. Here are common forms of personal debt and some ways to pay less on interest. America’s Debt Problem Americans like to borrow money. The total debt balance in the country continues to grow every year. Interest payments on this debt will…

13 Jun 2022

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Using Money as a Powerful Tool

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! This week we're sharing a quote from the renowned novelist-philosopher, Ayn Rand. She believes money is only a tool that has the ability to take you wherever you wish. "Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver."ayn rand Stay tuned for our Personal Kaizen post this week where we will share how to reduce debt. This will include how to spend less on interest and more on what you love! Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here…

08 Jun 2022

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Stop Wasting Your Money With These 8 Simple Tips!

Rule 7 of the Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life is to be rich, spend money on what you love. We suggest spending money extravagantly in areas of joy and cutting your costs elsewhere. With a recent increase in inflation around the world, we want to help you stop wasting your money with these 8 simple tips! 1. Overspending and Overbuying Decide on several things you value spending your money on and avoid overspending on everything else. Be willing to change your values based on where you are in your life. For example, when our kids were young, we prioritized…

06 Jun 2022

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Making the Best Use of Time and Money

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Please enjoy this quote by Ben Franklin, encouraging us to make the best use of both our time and our money. "Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both."ben franklin Taking the advice from above, our upcoming Personal Kaizen post will share a handful of tips on how to stop wasting money. 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…

01 Jun 2022

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Why Chunking is Better than Multitasking

Elon Musk has been in the news lately for his attempt to buy Twitter for $44 Billion. Musk, who is already the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, was leading these negotiations while dealing with two other full-time jobs already. If you are one of the people who wonders how he gets all of his work done, Musk has found that chunking is better than multitasking. As a consultant for Lean East, I also have multiple clients and responsibilities I am supporting at the same time. Like Musk, I have learned techniques that help me accomplish higher-quality work and other…

30 May 2022

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Taking the Proactive Approach in Life

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! We have shared a quote by John C. Maxwell before and we're back with another! He shares an outlook on how everyone chooses their way to approach life and its circumstances. Do you tend to be proactive or reactive in your life? "I believe that everyone chooses how to approach life. If you're proactive, you focus on preparing. If you're reactive, you end up focusing on repairing."john c. maxwell This week the Personal Kaizen team will share why chunking is better than multitasking using great examples from Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon…

23 May 2022

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Morality and Becoming Worthy of Happiness

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Please enjoy this quote from Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher and Enlightenment Thinker. During the Age of Enlightenment, he was versatile in the value of human happiness. "Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness."Immanuel Kant Our Personal Kaizen topic this week will be on the Lean East site and share the main takeaways from the book How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question. This is a book by Michael Schur, the creator of…

18 May 2022

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Brain Hack 3: How To Calm Down and Reduce Stress

Our previous post shared a brain hack that improves your mood instantly. Brain hack 3 will also improve your mood by helping you calm down and reduce stress. This hack can be used anytime you notice that you are feeling anxious, nervous, or overly stressed. How Stress Affects the Brain and Body Stress affects all systems of the body, especially the nervous system. The first part of our brain to form is the limbic system, responsible for our fight-or-flight response to danger. The nervous system responds to stress and danger by forcing shorter, more rapid breaths that will provide us…

16 May 2022

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The Greatest Weapon Against Stress

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! William James was an American philosopher, historian, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. Please enjoy this quote where he shares the greatest weapon against stress. "The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."william james This week we will share the third and final lesson in a Personal Kaizen topic on brain hacks. First, we covered staying alert when you're feeling tired, followed by improving your mood when you're feeling down. Our final brain hack will share how to calm…

11 May 2022

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Brain Hack 2: Easily and Instantly Improve Your Mood

Our last post shared a brain hack that will help you feel more alert and awake in only 15 seconds. This hack is even quicker and simpler. If you are feeling sad or down, all you have to do to feel better is force a smile and improve your mood instantly! Neural Loops in the Brain The human brain uses neural loops as shortcuts in thinking. Many of these loops are innate, meaning even babies do this without being taught how. For example, try holding your breath and tell your brain not to take a breath. Our brain circuitry is…

Debt Reduction: Pay Less Interest and More on What You Love

Using Money as a Powerful Tool

Stop Wasting Your Money With These 8 Simple Tips!

Making the Best Use of Time and Money

Why Chunking is Better than Multitasking

Taking the Proactive Approach in Life

Morality and Becoming Worthy of Happiness

Brain Hack 3: How To Calm Down and Reduce Stress

The Greatest Weapon Against Stress

Brain Hack 2: Easily and Instantly Improve Your Mood

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