503. The Enemy of the Best

Because the Good is so often the enemy of the Best, you can never afford to be completely satisfied with what you are doing. Every day, try to see how you can do what you did a liitle better, a little different tomorrow. That way, you can stay ahead of the game. If you do that, after 1 year you will be better by 365 points than anyone who is still doing things exactly the same way that they did them last year.

459. C.A.N.I. Constant and Never-Ending Improvement

Kaizen or CANI is constant and never-ending improvement. This should be one of the foundation stones of your philosophy. (The alternative is hopelessness). Continually raise your standards. Once you get 60%, aim next time for 66% or 70%, then 75% and so on. Don't stop at 100%. Look frequently at your own beliefs. Review them daily and cultivate only the empowering ones. Don't be content with just being a dreamer saying "It would be great to ..." and then stop. Look realistically at the issue and ask yourself "What would it take to..." and go and figure out for yourself how to achieve the goals you set for yourself then JUST DO IT !

It is not good enough to just know what to do, you must DO what you know you should do. Life is a practical course. Live it, don't just study it.

200. Superiority and True Nobility

There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. True nobility lies in your being a superior person to your own former self. This is the practice of CANI or Kaizen. You must run your own race against yourself. It does not matter what other people say about you. What is important is what you say to yourself. You can do whatever you want to do so long as it is correct according to your conscience and your heart. Therefore you have a duty to keep your conscience informed and sharp and your heart open.

Never be ashamed of what is right. Decide what is right after appropriate study and stick to it.

Never get into the petty habit of measuring your self-worth against other people's. All such comparisons are odious. Every second you spend thinking about someone else's dreams is time taken away from your own. Always plough your own furrow and keep your nose out of other people's business.