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In Lean Life, I discovered that the missing piece for a fantastic life is to know yourself. I believe we think we know what we want in life and the relationships that are important to us, but in fact, most of us are simply clueless. The question is why? Because we dont know our most important customer...ourselves. It is crucial that we do this with precision and accuracy. Theres no room for kinda sorta. It is the most essential work we will do and it will almost guarantee a life with deep meaning and happiness.Lean Life is the simplicity of living our WHOLE life with intentionality and purpose. We often research, invest, strategize, and work diligently to continuously improve in the workplace, yet improvise at home. Lean Life applies the key Lean business elements I discuss in 2 Second Lean to our personal lives and relationships. Its the simple and practical shop floor wisdom of stopping our personal assembly line of defects and mistakes to come up with new and improved solutions.I promise this will not be an intellectual exercise. No psychobabble. I dont understand it and it never helps me anyway. Rather, this is the perspective of an average guy who happens to be in love with Lean and fixing what bugs him. So if simple and practical is your preference, youre in luck! If you have a modicum of curiosity and you want to see how to do life better, then Lean Life is the right book for you.
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LEAN LIFE
Doing Life Better
Imagine we are driving down the road in the middle of the desert with no cell service, the radio is broken, and the air conditioner doesnt work. The windows are down, there is a dog between us, and we are letting it all hang out. We are both in awe of the simplicity of that moment and were talking about life and what its all about. This book is meant to be that discussion.
Most peoples lives are so screwed up and they are living with a fraction of the joy they should know and experience. How could life be so marginal for so many when the very meaning of the word life echoes and resounds positivity? The answer is revealed on the cover picture of this book: we are not using our brains! This is really what this book is for mea straight up, no BS shot at fixing the main reason life can gets so messed up. Make no mistake, Ive made quite a few mistakes and I will admit them openly. The vast majority of the people that I hang with are pretty self-actualized and generally speaking they have their act together. None the less, theres plenty of unwanted junk messing up most of our lives. If we were to be honest with ourselves, we are the curators of dysfunction. I promise this will not be an intellectual exercise. No psychobabble. I dont understand it and it never helps me anyway. Rather, this is the perspective of an average guy who happens to be in love with Lean and fixing what bugs him. So if simple and practical is your preference, youre in luck! It is for me as well. If you have a modicum of curiosity and you want to see how to do life better, then Lean Life is the right book for you.
The One Thing!
Often when I read books Im not quite sure what the authors main point is, so I find myself racking my brain to figure out what they are trying to communicate. This can be frustrating and time-consuming. So when I write, I want my meaning to be as clear as possible. To make it easier for my readers I try to include a section that easily summarizes my thoughts into just one simple concept.
For example, in my first book, 2 Second Lean, my goal was to teach the reader to see waste and fix what bugs you. (2 Second Lean.)
In my second book, Lean Health, my goal was to teach the reader how to treat your body like you would treat a Ferrari. (Lean Health.)
In my third book, Lean Travel, my goal was to teach the reader how to travel light and with a full heart. (Lean Travel.)
Now, in Lean Life, I discovered that the missing piece for a fantastic life is to know yourself. I believe we think we know what we want in life and the relationships that are important to us, but in fact, most of us are simply clueless. Having traveled to over 100 countries, I have witnessed vast numbers of dysfunctional lives, including my own.
The question is why? Because we dont know our most important customerourselves. This concept is more profound and impactful than I would have ever imagined. It is crucial that we do this with precision and accuracy. Theres no room for kinda sorta. You have to know yourself with total clarity. It is the most essential work you do and will almost guarantee a life with deep meaning and happiness.
There is so much to discover in the pages ahead. It is a Lean revelation because Lean principles and ideas are at the core of solving so many problems. For example, my favorite Lean principle is fix with bugs you. Basically, look at the things that bug you about your life and see what you can do to improve them.
Perhaps the greatest secret that most of us never really understand, is discovering that our problems should make us happy! Why? In the process of solving our problems we are given the opportunity to learn, exercising our brain, and improve.
My mentor and dear friend Mr. Amezawa, former VP of Lexus said: People always ask me what the key to my success at Toyota was? My answer is: I always asked to be moved to where the worst problems were. I didnt avoid problems, I ran to them. Other people called them problems, I called them opportunities to learn. Opportunities to have a significant life and improve the work for the thousands of people that I was responsible for.
As we finished our 26th Japan Study Mission, the team was about ready to get off the bus. Mr. Amezawa leaned over to me and said, Paul san, you know this is the best team weve ever had. It was an amazing four days. Then, he gave a pithy life-changing thought to everyone on the bus: Be happy when problems are in front of you. They are the opportunity for you to grow. What wisdom and insight! (2018 Year End Message video.)
After a long flight home, I walked in the kitchen as my wife was making a coffee and she said, Hey, the hot water dispenser is stuck and the water keeps running What immediately crossed my mind was, Theres no rest for the weary! I just traveled 14 hours and I cant even walk in the door and Im already faced with fixing something. I thought ManIll try to fix it, but I can see this costing about $200 to replace, not to mention cleaning out below the sink, getting on my back, loosening the screws, and disconnecting the plumbinga very awkward and difficult job. Just as I was about to start cursing under my breath, I remembered Mr. Amezawas words Paul, be happy when you have problems! In a split-second, everything changed. I put on a happy face and said, What am I going to learn about hot water dispensers today? For the next hour, I took it apart piece by piece and found the problem. I filed a small piece of plastic, sprayed a little lubricant, and it was back in working order.
Solving problems are simply an opportunity to develop yourself. One problem after another, small and insignificant, and the next thing you know youre a master. Taichi Ohno said it best, You dont have to solve them 100%, you just need to improve and then build on every improvement for further improvement.
Mr. Miwa, calls it a sparkle of discovery where now the problem you were facing can be solved with new understanding.
One thing is for sure: if youre a Lean thinker, you dont ignore your problems, you fix them first! Even if they are relationship problems.
One of my good friends, at 82 said, Paul, the problem with me is I married a nun and she never wants to have sex. Instead of dealing with the problem, he lived a lifetime of regret. Another friend and successful businessman, at 75, had everything you could imagine: a beautiful family, amazing business, and mobility. I remember asking him if he had any regrets in life. In a split second, he said, I had a terrible sex life. Im not purporting to have the answer for either of these men, but the point is, they both had problems and never dealt with them.
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