mastery requires positivity

We're adept at applying continuous improvement principles to our business systems and processes, but what about to ourselves? It might be perceived as negative to identify our own areas for improvement. We don't want to beat ourselves up.

Hester Lacey, who studied highly successful people, says that a persistent desire to do better, is a positive state of mind, not a negative one. Quoted by Angela Duckworth in her book 'Grit'', Lacey says, "It's not looking back with dissatisfaction. It's looking forward and wanting to grow."

Self-reflection is not self-flagellation. Rather, mastery of the disciplines we choose to pursue requires taking a positive approach to always finding a better way.

How are you taking a positive approach to improvement?

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