How ONE Step Can Change Your Life! Create Lasting Excellence with Dr. Robert Maurer
Sep 7, 2022
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Dr. Robert Maurer, faculty member at UCLA and UW Schools of Medicine, discusses creating excellence one step at a time. Topics include the power of Kaizen, harnessing tools like automatic writing and mind sculpture, the importance of mental practice and visualization, techniques for improving healthcare, parenting advice, and the power of small steps and acts of kindness.
Taking small steps can lead to big goals and create lasting excellence in various aspects of life.
Positive attention and detailed compliments significantly impact morale and relationship success.
Slow, controlled breathing can help calm the body and regain control over fear responses.
Deep dives
The Power of Small Steps
The podcast discusses the effectiveness of taking small steps to achieve big goals. It highlights the story of a medical clinic that used small steps, such as calling patients the next day, to improve their service and attract more patients.
The Importance of Attention and Compliments
The podcast emphasizes the value of attention and compliments in boosting morale and improving relationships. It shares research findings that positive attention and detailed compliments have a significant impact on morale and relationship success.
Managing Fear and Anxiety through Breathing
The podcast explores the connection between fear, anxiety, and breathing. It explains that slow, controlled breathing can calm the body and activate the thinking brain, allowing individuals to regain control over their fear responses.
The power of effort over talent and praise
The podcast episode discusses the importance of praising children for their effort rather than their talent or intelligence. Successful individuals emphasize the value of hard work, perseverance, and facing adversity. Praising talent can lead to a fixed mindset where individuals are afraid of failure and defensive when confronted with challenges. Praising effort encourages a growth mindset, where individuals are motivated to keep striving, learning, and overcoming obstacles.
The effectiveness of small steps and Kaizen in various contexts
The podcast highlights the power of taking small steps and implementing the Kaizen principle in different areas. Toyota's embrace of Kaizen led to remarkable success, where over 90% of the suggestions from their workforce were utilized. Large rewards and focusing solely on big ideas can hinder progress as it overlooks small improvements and discourages sharing ideas. Additionally, the concept of breaking big problems into smaller, manageable steps is emphasized, citing examples like UPS optimizing routes or using small techniques like throwing out the first bite of food for portion control.
If you’ve ever wanted more excellence in your life, with a better outlook, health, and greater success, then do we have the small steps show for you!
I'll be talking with Dr Robert Maurer on all about creating lasting excellence, one step at a time!
Dr. Robert Maurer, a faculty member at the UCLA and University of Washington Schools of Medicine, the Director of Science of Excellence, author of One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way and a second book I am absolutely smitten with, The Spirit of Kaizen: Creating Lasting Excellence One Small Step at a Time!
Plus we'll talk about radars and chocolate, tasting insecticide, why you don’t want left turns, lost wrenches and aircraft carriers, the secret to a good party, the power of a kids meal, why you might want to throw out your first bite of food, and why it’s incredibly important to treat the Zappos van driver right!
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