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One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way By Robert Maurer ( Workman Publishing Company )
Release Date: 2004-06-01
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Introducing the practical and inspirational guide to incorporating Kaizen and its powerful principles into one's daily life. Rooted in the two thousand-year-old wisdom of the Tao Te Ching--"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"--Kaizen is the art of making great and lasting change through small, steady increments. Kaizen is the tortoise versus the hare. Kaizen is the eleven Fortune 500 companies that significantly outperformed the market through moderate, step-by-step actions. Kaizen is losing weight not by a crash diet (which more often than not crashes) but by eating one bite less at each meal--then, a month later, eating two bites less. Kaizen is starting a life-changing exercise program by standing--just standing--on a treadmill for one minute a day.
Written by an expert on Kaizen--Dr. Robert Maurer, a psychologist on the staff at the UCLA medical school who speaks and consults nationally--One Small Step is the gentle but potent way to effect change. Beginning by outlining the all-important role that fear plays in all types of change--and Kaizen's ability to circumvent it--Dr. Maurer then explains the 7 Small Steps: how to Think Small Thoughts, Take Small Actions, Solve Small Problems, and more. He shows how to perform mind sculpture--visualizing virtual change so that real change comes more naturally. Why small rewards motivate better than big rewards. How great discoveries are made by paying attention to the little details most of us overlook. Hundreds of examples of Kaizen at work grace the book, as well as quotes from W. Edwards Deming (who brought Kaizen to Japanese industry), Peter Drucker, coach John Wooden, and others.
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 Quick read, lots of business examples, clear instructions ( mldellafera )
Great book! Why?
1. If you have the time, can be read in one sitting (I'd estimate 1-3 hrs, depending on how fast you read).
2. Focuses on how kaizen works at the individual level. The majority of the examples are business-related, and a few examples are included that illustrate how to use kaizen to address personal goals such as addiction or weight loss.
3. Clear, brief explanation of the role of the brain and why kaizen works with the brain.
4. Good format - each chapter is summarized and includes key points as well as recommendations/instructions.
Based on the amount of time required/cost of book, this is a great value. A practical choice for busy people; also serves as a good companion for longer business texts on continuous improvement.
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 Save your money! ( gannonb4u )
I was so tired of reading about case studies of other people's phobias I could not continue reading. This is the same old rhetoric about how to eat an elephant?.......one bite at a time. Take one small step and step over this book. Use the money saved on this book to pay off a credit card. Go read anything by Dr. Wayne Dyer.
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Truly life changing! ( spiraea14 )
As a screenwriter and screenwriting coach ([...], I'm constantly looking for ways to eliminate procrastination. Turns out everything I needed to know was in this book!
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outdabox
Great book. Easy, short read gives you the urge to keep reading at the end of a chapter. Great advice, if you follow it. It's changed my life in a very positive way. I bought ten copies to give to those I love.
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One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way ( tutu2000 )
I was fortunate enough to hear Dr. Maurer speak. He is an excellent speaker and I knew I needed to buy the book. It reenforced what he said and was easy to follow. I recommend it to anyone who is trying to make a change in their lives.
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