Comments on: A Better Life Requires A Continual Commitment

By: Father Sez » Archive » Applying 5 S Methodology, the cornerstone of Japanese lean manufacturing strength in our daily lives – Part 1

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:33:13 +0000

[...] at the Supercharged Life said it best….A better life requires continual commitment. A commitment to relentless series of small and incremental improvements in all facets of our life. [...]

By: How to be successful, uniquely yours : Reason-4-Smile Weblog

How to be successful, uniquely yours : Reason-4-Smile Weblog — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:09:22 +0000

[...] 1) The process will take time We need to understand that self-improvement is a process that takes time… It is not about reading books and blogs just for the sake of reading. It is about making a real difference in what we experience on a daily basis.~Jeff (A Better Life Requires a Continual Commitment) [...]

By: Kevin @ Change Your Tree

Kevin @ Change Your Tree — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:01:23 +0000

Ain’t this the truth!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:25:05 +0000

@Cathy – I too think this is an important topic and I enjoyed reading your article as well. I hope that these messages will help people to persist in seeking to improve their lives for the better.

Thanks for your comment!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:12:16 +0000

Jeff,

Thank you so much for talking about this issue. I believe this is an issue that is glossed over – hence the series on the Downsides of Self Improvement.

I also agree with you about taking it day to day. Even if we don’t feel like we make an improvement every day, it can certainly feel like that at the end of a month, or a year.

I have been through a lot of pain, but I too know that I am better now that I was a year ago, and certainly than I was 10 years ago. Setbacks didn’t hold me back forever.

I like the phrase, “Yes, self-improvement can suck at times, but it is usually because we aren’t thinking about it correctly.” I agree. If things aren’t going well and we feel really bad, then we are in a mind space where it feels like it has always been this way and it will always be that way. But, really, that’s not true. There are good times and when we are in one of those good times, we know that the bad times are temporary as well.

Thanks again for a great article!

Cathy