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A little becomes a lot when you do it little by little. This ancient Japanese wisdom forms the foundation of Kaizen—a powerful philosophy of continuous improvement that transforms small, deliberate changes into extraordinary results over time.

We often underestimate how much impact seemingly minor actions can have. Think about it: a pinch of snow triggers an avalanche, a single video goes viral worldwide, or an embryo develops into a complex human being. The same principle applies to our personal and professional growth. Since the 1940s, Kaizen has revolutionized industries from manufacturing to healthcare by harnessing this compound effect of intentional micro-improvements.

Through my personal journey with this podcast, I've experienced firsthand how the Kaizen approach creates sustainable progress. The process is elegantly simple yet profoundly effective: set clear goals, evaluate your current state, implement small improvements, review what works (and what doesn't), then report results to guide your next steps. This Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle builds momentum over time, like a snowball rolling downhill.

I share ten powerful tips for implementing Kaizen in your life: start remarkably small to avoid overwhelming yourself, build good habits through daily practice, learn from mistakes rather than punishing yourself for them, involve others to increase accountability, embrace change with openness, focus on improving processes rather than just outcomes, measure your progress consistently, practice patience through inevitable ups and downs, celebrate small victories along the way, and maintain a lifelong learning mindset.

Remember—small changes alone aren't enough. They must be intentional, aligned with your goals, and consistently applied. What small step could you take today that your future self will thank you for? Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it, and let me know how you're applying these principles to your own journey to success.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
What if small changes could lead to extraordinary
results?
There is an old Japaneseproverb, guys, that says a
little becomes a lot when you doit little by little.
Now you might say, okay, fabio,okay, fair enough, you discover
hot water.

(00:20):
You know, you may be right, butthe point is that we often
don't acknowledge how much smallhabits and actions, especially,
can be powerful and impactfulin our daily lives, and that's
what we're going to talk today.

(00:40):
Hi guys, my name is Fabio fromJourney to Success, and welcome.
Today we are going to explorethe concept of Kaizen,
explaining its origins and itssignificance in both personal
and professional development.
But before to go forward, asalways, please subscribe, so I

(01:02):
know this is the right directionto lead you, to drive you, to
guide you towards your journeyto success.
And let's get started, asalways.
So what is Kaizen exactly?
It comes from Japan and itmeans, I quote, continuous

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improvement through small,incremental changes.
So, if you think about it, thisconcept is not so hard to
believe, right?
So consider as an example, thedamage that can appear from a
volcanic eruption and howdevastating it could be if the

(01:46):
waves reach the ocean and,consequently, where we live.
All right, think about how asmall pinch of snow can trigger
a snowball, or how an infectioncan lead to unfortunate
situations.
Think about how a viral videoin today's journey can spread

(02:09):
rapidly around the world, orthat an embryo can develop into
a human being from nothing.
You know what I mean.
It's like incredible how muchimpactful can be a trigger
towards something bigger.
Now we often hear that makinggradual changes can lead to

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growth, but we rarelyacknowledge how impactful these
small changes can be.
Let's be honest also here,because of course I don't want
to be delusional with you.
Doing just a little is notenough.
All right, it needs to beeffective as well.
In fact, the term kaizen I lovethis word kaizen comes from the

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Japanese words kai, which meanschange, and zen, which
translates to good or better.
Now a little bit of history here.
Kaizen was first introduced asa concept in the 1940s.
Guys.
Even if it may appear ancient,like you know, it looks like an

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ancient word may appear ancient,like you know, it looks like an
ancient world If you thinkabout it.
We're talking about, I don'tknow, even 70 years ago.
So the Kaizen philosophy isactually more modern than we
think.
It developed in post-war Japanand inspired to improve both

(03:44):
family and business practices.
Also, toyota itself.
Toyota employees use Kaizen toprevent defects in manufacturing
.
And today Kaizen in Japan isused across different industries
, including healthcare, theservice sector, education,

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retail, hospitality, making apowerful and great concept.
So a typical Kaizen event hasthis kind of process, a process
that goes something like this.
So the first point is set goaland provide any necessary

(04:28):
background.
The second point is review thecurrent state and develop a plan
for improvements.
The third one is implementimprovements.
The fourth is review and fixwhat doesn't work Okay.
And the fifth point is reportresults and decide on any

(04:52):
follow-up items.
Now I'm going to give you mypersonal example with the
podcast, as always, so youunderstand better a little bit.
So the first point, they say,is setting goals and provide
background.
So for me, for me, this meantdeciding to escalate my podcast
through podcast advertisements,all right, in these recent

(05:16):
months.
Number two review current stateand develop a plan for
improvements.
So I evaluated whether my costper listener and follower was
worth the price I was paying.
Okay, review current state anddevelop a plan for improvements.
Number two.
Number three implementimprovements.

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So with my podcast guys, Inoticed from some discussions on
reddit that my costs weren'treal effective, so I decided to
focus on creating an attractivelogo.
Number four review and fix whatdoesn't work.
So, while the logo led to someimprovement a visible

(06:02):
improvement, guys it wasn't asimpactful as I had hoped.
So I decided to improve my callto action, seeking to attract
listeners better.
You know Number five.
So we have report results anddecide follow-up items.
In this case, I observed someimprovement metrics and I

(06:28):
organized everything into asheet to consider if it was
worthwhile or not.
So, after waiting a few monthsto analyze retention from my
previous listeners, I found out,guys, that I did have some
retention even without runningany ads.
So, as a result, today I planto continue with the same
strategy and improve it whereverpossible.

(06:53):
So, to simplify things for you,here is a quick overview of the
process.
First point we have a plan, soit's crucial to develop and
formulate hypotheses.
The second point is do so.
This involves runningexperiments.
It can be a bit frustratingbecause you know you're going to

(07:14):
experience several reasonablefailures.
But yes, guys, I mean, that'spart of the game.
Failing is part of the game youcannot avoid, so you'll never
will.
Then we have a third point,that's check.
You know, check, double check.
So this step is aboutunderstanding the results of
your experiments.
And then we have the fourthpoint is act acting.

(07:37):
So this means refining,polishing your experiment and
then starting a new cycle.
Okay, now let's discuss how wecan implement kaizen in your
self-growth journey towards yourfamily, your business, your

(07:58):
partner and so on, becausethat's what we're talking about
here right, your journey tosuccess using this new ideology.
So today I'm going to sharethese 10 tips for you that can
truly blow your brain.
Why?
Because they are so simple andthey can be easily achievable.

(08:19):
So the number one is the firstpoint.
The first tip is start small.
Start small.
That's very important.
Of course, if you have theright energy and the time you
need, you can always escalatelater, right, but if you think
about it, it's like a snowballeffect.
So it's important to startsmall, because we're only

(08:42):
capable of handling a limitedamount of energy each day.
So if you spend all energylet's say your energy at once,
you you will not be able tofocus on what truly matters,
guys.
So this focus is especiallycrucial in the beginning, as you

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work to understand what is mostimportant for you.
So it's better to concentrateon one thing without
overwhelming yourself.
For example, we previouslydiscussed my podcast ad strategy
concentrate on one thingwithout overwhelming yourself.
Okay, for example, wepreviously discussed my podcast

(09:22):
ad strategy.
I'm only experimenting with adsnow, after several years,
because, even though I want togrow in this way sooner, the
truth is that I wasn't ready.
I wasn't.
The truth is that I wasn'tready.
I wasn't.
Making rash decisions canwrongly guide you into a cycle
that can lead you to overwhelmyourself.
Remember that, because when youdo too much, you don't know

(09:45):
what is your priority anymore.
Remember, balance is veryimportant here.
It's important everywhere, butalso here, in this concept.
Now, how do I know that?
Just, you know, for more than adecade I used to make the same
mistake.
I used to be there to do this,to do that.

(10:06):
No, no, no, no.
You have to be focused.
So believe me on this.
Simply believe on this.
Be focused and start small.
Number two build good habits.
The Kaizen approach emphasizesmaking small, daily improvements
, as we said already, whichmeans that developing good

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habits can be essential toleverage this strategy to your
advantage.
So it is important to identifya habit you would like to
develop and adjust your routineto support it later.
All right.
For example, right now, I'mcurrently learning Dutch.
Well, dutch, it is not the mostattractive language overall, of

(10:53):
course, and in my opinion, Idon't even consider myself very
good at languages, if I reallyhave to be honest, but I know it
is important for me.
Plus, I have to practice thislanguage regularly, otherwise I
forget it.
So, to maintain my progress,what do I do?

(11:15):
I try to start my day withDutch practice, even if I can't
always achieve this, because I'ma human being and it is what it
is.
I make an effort and it reallyworks for me.
You know, starting with theunlike thing in the beginning of

(11:37):
the day.
Number three learn from mistakes.
Kaizen encouraged us to viewmistakes as opportunities for
growth.
So instead of punishingyourself when you make mistakes,
guys, it is important toreflect on what went wrong and

(11:58):
how you can improve next time.
And it's funny because, beforeit became a journey to success,
one of my earlier podcast nameswas From Failure to Success.
My fiance still calls it thisway sometimes.
Let's be honest how manymistakes do I make during an
episode, even now, even here,maybe because of my accent and

(12:22):
grammar?
You know, honestly, there was atime when I wasn't sure you
truly understood me Truly, in myopinion.
If you check my previousseasons, you can notice they
were not the best, and that isabsolutely normal.
I believe that the only way toimprove is to keep doing it.

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So keep making mistakes.
Keep making cringe mistakes,all right, it's that simple.
Number four In involve others.
Did you know that the momentyou promise someone that you
will achieve something, yourchance of success increase and

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additionally, cooperating withsomeone can double those chances
as well?
Operating with someone candouble those chances as well,
and if you brainstorm withothers, you will gain more
insights and valuableperspectives based on shared
failures, which can teach bothof you valuable lessons without

(13:28):
replicating the same mistakes.
In a few words, guys involvingothers actually, let's say
properly involving the rightpeople who are in your
environment, who have the samefrequency as you and who believe
in your cause, can announceyour chances of success.
Okay, number five embracechange.

(13:53):
Kaizen is about makingcontinuous improvements we say
that already which means beingopen to change, so don't be
afraid to try new things orexperiment with different
approaches.
Okay, number six focus onprocess.
Kaizen emphasized theimportance of focusing on the

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process rather than just theresults, for example, in the
context of my podcast.
Still, if my goal is to gainlisteners, but retention rates
are low, I may end up spendingmoney without seeing any growth.
Right, this indicates that myprocess needs improvement.

(14:40):
It could be because of mycommunication style or how I
present information, or maybe myvoice, you know, my voice maybe
still sounds monotone or boring.
Whatever is the reason, itshows that my process is not as
effective as I wish, leading topoor results.

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But by setting clear andeffective processes, I'm more
likely to achieve positiveoutcomes.
Okay, number seven measureprogress.
Number seven measure progress.
We have already discussed theimportance of measuring progress

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.
Okay, kaizen encourages us totrack our results.
So if you don't measure yourprogress, how can you identify
what is working and what needsimprovement?
Use a pen and paper, a laptop,I don't know.
Simply check your stats.
By doing this, you can identifyareas for improvement and take

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action based on your conclusions.
Number eight be patient Totally.
In anything you do in your lifeand any technique you like to
use for your dreams, for yoursuccess, you need to be patient,
and the kaizen method is notsomething to rush either.

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You know you should have aclear starting point and a
hypothetical end point.
Hypothetical endpointanticipated ups and downs.
Understand and knowledgefailures, uh, learn from these
uh mistakes and move forwardlike a roller coaster.

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You know that goes straighttowards the sky still a roller
coaster, though, but you know,towards the sky, up up.
Number nine celebrate success.
Since Kaizen is about smallsteps, meanwhile, you need to

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have the patience of a Buddha.
The truth is that you mustcelebrate success.
Okay, kaizen is all aboutmaking minor improvements every
day, and since you need patiencefor that, it is important to
celebrate your successes alongthe way.
Okay, celebrate your progress,guys, and acknowledge the hard

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work you have put in in a way toachieve your goals.
Number 10.
Keep learning.
Kaizen promotes a mindset ofcontinuous learning and
improvement.
Once you complete a projectcycle, you gain numerous skills

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that can help you learn newabilities in a more effective
way.
So, as you progress, you willaccumulate so much knowledge
that you will eventually masterwhatever you want to do.
So, no matter who you aspire tobe, you can become better than

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you ever thought possible,exceeding your expectations.
However, you must first believein yourself.
That belief is what trulymatters in the end.
Okay, in simple terms, kaizen isabout continuous improvement
and making small, steady changesthat add up to big results over

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time.
Think of it like a snowballrolling downhill.
Okay, like we said before, atfirst it's tiny, but as it keeps
moving, it grows bigger andbigger.
That's how progress works.
The same principle applies toanything in life, okay.
So your career, career, health,skills, uh, relationships.

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But here's the key small changesalone are not enough.
Okay, they need to beintentional, guys, and you need
to be patient and consistent.
So just doing random smallthings won't get you anywhere.
Okay, you have to understandthat.
You need to focus on effectiveimprovements that align with

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your goals.
Now I want to hear from youwhat is your biggest takeaway
from today's episode.
How will you apply this to yourjourney?
If this episode inspired youguys, share it with someone who
needs to hear it.
As you already know, yoursupport means a lot to me and
can help someone else out there.
Keep pushing forward, takeaction and trust the process.

(19:28):
Okay, thanks for being part ofthe Journey to Success family,
and see you in the next episode.
Cheers.
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