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Mini-Kaizen Plan: Simplify Your Morning

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Lynn

In last month’s reader poll, you expressed an interest in “mini-kaizen plans.” Here’s an easy step-by-step evening routine for simplifying your morning and starting the day off right. You’ll need: access to your calendar or planner pen or pencil either … Continue reading →

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How Do You Treat Your Future Self?

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Lynn

I’d like to start with a simple exercise this week: take a few seconds to close your eyes and imagine yourself at this time next year. What do you see? Is your future self calm or harried? Sitting in a … Continue reading →

Posted in negative patterns, Procrastination, Self-Sabotage, Time Management | Tagged baby steps, chores, cleaning, clutter, continuous improvement, delegating, future self, Future You, gradual change, kaizen, kaizen plan, optimism, overestimate how much time, pessimism, procrastination, small steps, stress, task, task list, time, time management, to do list | 7 Comments

Does Getting Organized Have To Be Complicated?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Lynn

For many years, during the pre-smart-phone era, I tried to use a Day Planner. I loved the idea of a little binder to keep all my important information in one place. I bought dozens of different types of pre-printed pages, … Continue reading →

Posted in Get Organized, Planning, Time Management | Tagged adding complexity, appointments, baby steps, calendar, complex solution, complexity, day planner, does getting organized have to be complicated, filing system, get organized simply, kaizen plan, keeping track of information, maintenance work, meaningful work, new habits, organizer, paper management, schedule, simple organization, simple planner, simplest is best, simplicity, simplify, small steps, task list, to do list | 11 Comments

Progress, Not Perfection

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Lynn

First, let’s talk a little about Week 1. My first week was a success. I’ve started going to bed more than an hour earlier than usual, and am feeling less tired during the day. I saw a minor increase in … Continue reading →

Posted in Self-Sabotage, small steps | Tagged baby steps, bite off more than you can chew, can't be perfect, diet plan, excuse analysis, exercise plan, inner critic, inner voice, kaizen, kaizen plan, make progress every day, negative thinking, negativity, obstacles, overwhelm, perfectionism, productivity, progress not perfection, psychological issue, second week, self-sabotage, shoulds, small changes, small improvements, small progress is better than no progress, small steps, some progress is better than no progress, stretching routine, task list, time management, to do list, troubleshooting, troubleshooting problems, voice in my head, week 2, week two | 13 Comments

Here we go!

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Lynn

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. –Mark Twain There are my Week 1 baby steps: Psychological: Every morning when I look at my to do list, ask myself out loud, “What happens if I don’t do each of … Continue reading →

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Creating Your Personalized Kaizen Plan

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Lynn

Now that I’ve identified my biggest excuses and figured out the underlying issues those excuses represent, I have a list of the obstacles that keep me from achieving my goals. Psychological obstacles: Perfectionism Physical obstacles: Less-than-optimal health, the root cause … Continue reading →

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