Have you ever tried to fix a squeaky door but tell yourself, yeah, I'll get to it tomorrow, and then, three years later, that same door keeps on squeaking? Yeah, me too. Welcome to message 379 of the Growth Instigators Hotline, where we ignite your personal and professional development. I'm Aaron Havens, your host and growth coach. Thrive and Growth Thursday the power of continuous improvement. So here's the one big idea I want to land today Small improvements done consistently compound into extraordinary results.

Let me say that again. Small improvements done consistently. Let me say that again, small improvements done consistently compound into extraordinary results. We all know that. But are you living that?

We're obsessed with big wins, overhauls, breakthroughs, total transformations, unicorns. But real growth? It lives in the mundane. It hides in daily tweaks, honest reflections and the discipline to ask how can this be 1% better? Sure, it's okay to sweep for the fence and to go for it and maybe, just maybe and I'm rooting for you you just might win big. What are the odds?

The Japanese concept of Kaizen literally means change for better, and that's the invitation today Not massive reinvention, but intentional iteration. Let me give you a quick picture. Imagine your leadership like steering a ship. One small adjustment to the rudder, barely noticeable at first, can change your destination by hundreds of miles over time. That's the power of micro shifts made regularly. Jim Collins says it best in Good to Great. Good to Great comes about by cumulative process, step by step, action by action, discipline by discipline.

So here's your growth challenge. Audit something today, one meeting, one process, one conversation and ask what could be 1% better. Create a habit of review, weekly check-ins, reveal what's working and what's just habit, and celebrate progress, not perfection. If you've improved, you're winning period Improvement isn't about fixing what's broken, it's about optimizing what's working. Don't wait for burnout, breakdowns or big red flags. Start now. Get curious, tweak the system, because the best leaders never settle, they refine. My friends, this is a reminder. This is your one and only life. And and boy does it flash by fast. 1% today, yeah, that's doable. That's living life to the fullest. Here's the question today what's one process or habit you can improve by just 1%? Today and as always, keep instigating growth in all you do.