Kaizen

Happiness the Kaizen Way

By Jon Miller Updated on May 18th, 2017

“There are two ways of being happy: We may either diminish our wants or augment our means – either will do – the result in the same; and it is for each man to decide for himself, and do that which happens to be the easiest. If you are idle or sick or poor, however hard it may be to diminish your wants, it will be harder to augment your means. If you are active and prosperous or young and in good health, it may be easier for you to augment your means than to diminish your wants. But if you are wise, you will do both at the same time, young or old, rich or poor, sick or well; and if you are very wise you will do both in such a way as to augment the general happiness of society.”

Benjamin Franklin, statesman, author, and inventor (1706-1790)

Jon Miller

Jon has dedicated his 25+ year career to the field of kaizen, continuous improvement, and lean management. Jon spent the first eighteen years of his life in Japan, then graduated from McGill University with a bachelor’s in linguistics.

lpjoshi
May 23, 2009 - 12:15 am
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Hi What a fantastic coach you are for “LEAN”. Its a one-point lesson delivered so succintcly. Practical breakthrough understanding for dimensions of our effort and life.
Great! Thanks.