Kaizen

I learned a new word today...kaizen.
Kaizen is a Japanese word that means: continuous improvement in all aspects of your life. It’s a strategy for making change based on tiny, continuous improvements. And, they mean tiny. Want to build a habit of exercise? A kaizen practitioner would recommend you start by marching in place for one minute a day.

Change your eating habits; change your grocery list, try new recipes, reduce your unhealthy intake of food or beverage.
Change your sedentary life; change your shoes and go for a walk, walk around the block, smile to a few people along the way.
Change your overly busy schedule, change your allocated time for TV by 30 min less. Go to bed earlier (it will give you more energy and your mind will not be as cluttered thus you will do more during the day.)
Change your negative attitude; change your thoughts, catch yourself and rephrase it in a more positive way.
Granted that it will not always be easy, but continuous small changes will impact your life, it will improve your life. You will be on your way to continual improvement, for the better.

I like this philosophy and have actually been doing it without knowing it with this latest effort and changing my health. So many times we overwhelm ourselves with "all or nothing" thinking and we end up sabotaging ourselves before we even get started!

Here's to baby steps!