The essential guide to kaizen the art of making great and lasting change through small steady
steps is now repackaged as an impulse paperback with a dazzling new cover that speaks to its
proper positioning as a self-help inspiration title that s applicable to business as well.
Written by Dr. Robert Maurer a psychologist on the staff of both the University of Washington
School of Medicine and Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and an expert on kaizen who speaks and
consults nationally One Small Step Can Change Your Life is the gentle but potent way to effect
change. It is for anyone who wants to lose weight. Or quit smoking. Or write a novel start an
exercise program get out of debt or conquer shyness and meet new people. Beginning by
outlining the all-important role that fear plays in every type of change and kaizen s ability
to neutralize it by circumventing the brain s built-in resistance to new behavior Dr. Maurer
then explains the 7 Small Steps: how to Think Small Thoughts Take Small Actions Solve Small
Problems and more. He shows how to perform mind sculpture visualizing virtual change so that
real change comes more naturally. Why small rewards lead to big returns by internalizing
motivation. How great discoveries are made by paying attention to the little details most of us
overlook. Rooted in the two-thousand-year-old wisdom of the Tao Te Ching The journey of a
thousand miles begins with a single step here is the way to change your life without fear
without failure and to begin a new easy regimen of continuous improvement.
