Iterative Approach

One of the themes central to Service Management, Agile, Lean, and many more is an iterative approach.

When we think of our personal lives, we need to take the same thought process. We will not immediately get better at anything.

For example, if you need to lose weight for a special day, you skip a meal or two. When you “need” to lose weight, you introduce structure to help you eat better and exercise.

When you want long-term improvement, you put a structure in place to iteratively improve. Even though you may not see immediate results, it is ok since you are committed for the long term.

This brings me back to the Warren Buffett quote of why he got into finance. He said it was after he understood the concept of compound interest.

This same compounding works in all areas of life.