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Blue Zones: Longevity Miracle or Just Bad Data?

Blue Zones: Longevity Miracle or Just Bad Data?

A few months ago we shared lessons from bestselling author Dan Buettner’s series, Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones. There are several lessons I have applied to my plans for a long, happy life. Just this past week I heard an interview that questioned whether the Blue Zones are real, or instead a case of bad data. Here is what I found out through a bit of research. Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones Dan Buettner’s Netflix series Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones describes areas of the world with higher life expectancies and…
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Overcome Trouble and Find Strength in the Sun

Overcome Trouble and Find Strength in the Sun

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! This week our quote is from the late Wilma Rudolph, a track and field Olympic champion in 1956 and 1960. She sure knew how to overcome any trouble that may have come her way. 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 best version of yourself! Many of these improvements stem…
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Excellence is a Habit, Not An Act

Excellence is a Habit, Not An Act

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! This week our quote is from Shaquille O'Neal, more famously known as Shaq. He is a former NBA player, very familiar with habits and excellence, turned sports analyst! 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 best version of yourself! Many of these improvements stem from the 10 Rules of Life…
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Surprising Unconventional Tips for Better Sleep

Surprising Unconventional Tips for Better Sleep

Our previous post shared ways to improve sleep by optimizing the quantity, quality, regularity, and timing – the QQRT factors – of sleep. Sleep is critical to health and wellness, and research shows optimizing all four of these factors will keep you well-rested. We learned about these factors from research on the work of Dr. Matthew Walker, Professor and Founder of the Center for Human Sleep Science. This post will focus on additional factors that impact your sleep and includes several surprising unconventional tips for better sleep recommended by Dr. Walker. Before we mention the unconventional tips, here are some basics…
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Brain Health Is More Than Just Age

Brain Health Is More Than Just Age

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! This week our quote is from Dr. Daniel Amen, a physician, psychiatrist, and founder of Amen Clinics, which holds the world's largest database of brain scans for psychiatry. His mission is to create a revolution in brain health to end mental illness. 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 best…
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When You Care, The Vision Pulls You

When You Care, The Vision Pulls You

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! This week our quote is from the late Steve Jobs, best known as the co-founder of Apple. He was a firm believer that when you care, the vision pulls you, and since we've seen many of his ideas come to life, we must agree! 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…
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Improve Sleep by Optimizing Quantity, Quality, Regularity, and Timing

Improve Sleep by Optimizing Quantity, Quality, Regularity, and Timing

Until very recently, science has been unable to explain why we spend over one-third of our lives sleeping. Dr. Matthew Walker tackles that topic in his 2017 bestseller, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams. Walker is a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science and has recently shared his updated research as a podcast guest. Sleep is a key factor in our health, wellness, and longevity – this post will focus on how to improve sleep by optimizing quantity, quality, regularity, and…
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Choose Positive, Achieve More: Bruce Lee’s Formula for Success

Choose Positive, Achieve More: Bruce Lee’s Formula for Success

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Bruce Lee was one of the most influential martial artists of all time and quickly became a pop culture icon in the 20th century through acting. We hope you take his advice and choose the positive to master success! 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 best version of yourself! Many…
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The Unexpected Gift Of A Walk In Nature

The Unexpected Gift Of A Walk In Nature

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Happy Earth Day! Please enjoy this quote from John Muir, or "Father of the National Parks." He was a naturalist and one of the very first advocates for wilderness preservation in the United States! 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 best version of yourself! Many of these improvements stem…
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Years Of Happiness Study: It’s All About Who You Love

Years Of Happiness Study: It’s All About Who You Love

Do you ever wish you could learn the essential ingredients to a good, happy life? Or that you could learn what worked, and didn’t work, from others? Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz released The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness in 2023 to share results from an 84-year-old Harvard study on happiness. Read on for a summary of what they hope will help us all create a more meaningful and satisfying life. The Harvard Study Began Over 85 Years Ago Since 1938, the Harvard Study of Adult Development has been investigating what makes people flourish. The study…
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