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08 Sep 2021

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Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life: Rule 6

The Personal Kaizen team is sharing our 10 Rules for Life. Please watch all of our videos beginning with Rule 1. RULE 6: Learn and Grow throughout your Life. The growth theory of intelligence believes success is based on hard work, learning, and training. Fixed-mindset individuals dread failure because it is a negative statement on their basic abilities, while growth mindset individuals understand that performance can be improved and learning comes from failure. Our personal kaizen community was started to help us all become better people at work and home. Below we share a few simple ways you can learn…

06 Sep 2021

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Motivational Monday 2021-9-6

The Personal Kaizen motivational Monday quote reminds us that our ability and intelligence is not fixed - hard effort will result in growth! “Love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort and keep on learning.”Carol Dweck Having a growth mindset is Rule 6 in our 10 Rules for Life series and will be our focus this week. Be proactive about trying new challenges and even failing - this is how we learn and grow. Please let us know how you like these motivational videos in the comments below. Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and…

03 Sep 2021

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Learn the 5 Love Languages

Rule 5 of our “10 Rules for Life” is to Experience Love and Be Loved. Rule 5 encourages us all to remember that love is a verb. If we are ever feeling "less in love" with someone or something the simple solution is to "do something loving" for your partner or loved one. Author Gary Chapman describes five different love languages in his bestseller The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts. He explains that the secret to keeping your relationship fresh and growing is to ensure your action is seen as loving by your partner. Each of us has…

01 Sep 2021

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Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life: Rule 5

The Personal Kaizen team is sharing our 10 Rules for Life. Please watch all of our videos beginning with Rule 1. RULE 5: Experience Love and Be Loved. Love is on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs on the path towards self-fulfillment, meaning happiness requires experiencing love in your life. There are several types of loving bonds that can be created in our lives: Romantic loveLove between family membersCompanion love (between best friends or pets)Spiritual love Love is a verb Love is a verb; it is an action. If you are ever feeling less in love, the solution is to do loving things. Identify…

30 Aug 2021

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Motivational Monday 2021-8-30

The Personal Kaizen motivational Monday quote reminds us to smile and love often! “Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.”Mother Teresa To experience love and be loved is Rule 5 in our 10 Rules for Life series and will be our focus this week. Take a moment to smile right now - either for yourself or for another. Please let us know how you like these motivational videos in the comments below. Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and encourage both personal and professional continuous improvement,…

27 Aug 2021

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Simple Meditation

Rule 4 of the Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life is to "Live in the Moment with a Positive Mindset." Living in the moment is something we can all improve. One of the best ways to become more present is to begin a simple practice of meditation. Meditation calms the mind, lowers blood pressure and stress, and improves focus. There are many different ways to meditate - if you are not currently prioritizing meditation in your life we recommend you experiment with the methods below. Here are several simple meditation practices you can try today. Breathing meditation We will start…

27 Aug 2021

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Hike Slide Mountain Fast

On Wednesday, August 24, 2021, I completed a fast hike to the top of the tallest mountain in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. I covered the 2.8 miles in just 48 minutes, leaving me wondering what the fastest times up this mountain are. I did not intend for the hike to be fast as I set off. My backpack had 2.5 liters of water, extra clothes, and some food. I wore trail shoes rather than sneakers. There are several brook crossings. I had just driven over four hours in the car and wasn't stretched well. It was also…

25 Aug 2021

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Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life: Rule 4

The Personal Kaizen team is sharing our 10 Rules for Life. Please watch all of our videos beginning with Rule 1. RULE 4: Live in the moment with a positive mindset. One thing we can all control is our attitude. One of my rules for life is to be optimistic and positive rather than pessimistic and negative. Being mindful and thinking positively will increase your happiness and also improve your relationships with others. Here are three ways to grow in this area: Associate with good people. We tend to become most like the people we spend time with. Motivational speaker Jim…

23 Aug 2021

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Motivational Monday 2021-8-23

The Personal Kaizen motivational Monday quote reminds us to live in the present! “You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.”Henry David Thoreau Our Motivational Monday quote comes from Henry David Thoreau's full journal entry below: April 24, 1859 "There is a season for everything, and we do not notice a given phenomenon except at that season, if, indeed, it can be called the same phenomenon at any other season. There is a time to watch the ripples on Ripple Lake, to look for arrowheads, to study the rocks and lichens,…

20 Aug 2021

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Be Proactive – Covey’s Habit 1

Rule 3 of our "10 Rules for Life" is to Be Proactive. "Be Proactive" is also Habit 1 in Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Whenever something impacts you, YOU are in control of the response. Effective people choose to take the initiative and act back. The key lesson in Habit 1 is understanding whether you control, influence, or only have concerns about an issue or impact on your life. One of the keys to a happy life is not wasting any of your time worrying about things that happen in your life you have no control…

Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life: Rule 6

Motivational Monday 2021-9-6

Learn the 5 Love Languages

Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life: Rule 5

Motivational Monday 2021-8-30

Simple Meditation

Hike Slide Mountain Fast

Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life: Rule 4

Motivational Monday 2021-8-23

Be Proactive – Covey’s Habit 1

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