Reddit mentions of The Kaizen Pocket Handbook

Kaizen is a cycle of continuous improvement. <act> <plan> <check> <do>.

it's a bit simplified when you put it like that, because it oversimplifies some process that ought to be given full attention (goal setting, plan making as examples, and sometimes it's not as simple just to <do> a 'thing'.) but... but there you go.

For a quick little overview, i suggest this pocket-book... super quick read. it's a bit business oriented rather than self improvement, but it's pretty casually written regardless, so you should be able to apply it to whatever you want in your own life.

so, to answer your questions - i generally start with the goal-setting part, develop a loose plan, and then act on it.

goal setting can be easy, especially if you keep it simple, but if you want to go big life-goal stuff, start looking 'how to make a 3-5 year life plan'). you can follow the internet advice, but i suggest embellishing their basic structure a bit for personalization and function. Also look up s.m.a.r.t. goal setting to give yourself an extra set of guidelines.


then planning... that's pretty goal-specific. just start with big picture stuff, sometimes it helps to put it (action points/tasks/activities on a timeline.

Then the doing... I'm a big fan of /r/thexeffect. I highly suggest taking a look thru there and see what they do. very useful tool.