Kaizen-san

As you are aware, I have been in the market for a long time. One reason I feel that I have outlasted others is probably down to my mindset. One philosophy I subscribe to is one of constant self improvement, or Kaizen as the Japanese say.

I have always aimed to keep meticulous records of the things I have done and have carefully documented my progress. This not only allows me to compare and analyse my performance over time, but it also allows me to minimise or strike out errors. I suggest you do the same, it's quite surprising how being self critical can dramatically improve performance. On the other hand , letting your ego get the better of you is an error strewn path to follow. One thing I never do is let myself believe I have it cracked, for the day you start doing that, you will start to fail. I always worry that I have missed something or should be doing better; I have a healthy level of paranoia!

It actually appears there is a lot of paranoia out there already, but the wrong sort. I recently read comments not only about this blog, but also others, stating that they must be made up. I've no doubt it's quite easy to fake figures but I can assure you I do not. One unexpected bonus of good record keeping appears to be that such issues are easy to disprove, it also gives me peace of mind. While it costs an arm and a leg, having a premium charge statement also makes authenticity indisputable.

I post items here for encouragement and enlightenment, I trust that is what you get from them. Don't stop being critical, but focus that on yourself and not others.