Key Questions for Personal Growth

When flying an aircraft, a 1-degree deviation can lead you a mile off your intended path over 60 miles! When you're traveling at a high rate of speed, those 60 miles pass in the blink of an eye. It's also easy to find ourselves off track outside the cockpit due to small unnoticed deviations from our planned course. So, try regularly auditing your habits and actions. Ask yourself ⤵️ • Are my daily habits moving me toward or away from my goals? • Do my actions align with my core values and aspirations? • Am I making conscious choices or simply going through the motions? It's easy to get caught up in the daily grind and lose sight of our long-term objectives. By conducting these self-checks, you can make necessary adjustments to stay on track before they become big misses. Over time, these small enhancements accumulate and lead to remarkable growth. 🔥 Can you think of any small adjustments you've made that led to big results? Drop it in the comments! ------------------------ Hi, I'm Michelle. I'm a former fighter pilot turned speaker, author, and coach. If you found this helpful, consider reposting ♻️ and follow me for more content like this. #HabitAudit #PersonalGrowthJourney #ConsciousLiving #SmallAdjustmentsBigResults #GrowthMindset #AlignWithValues #SelfImprovementDaily #LongTermSuccess

Kaizen isn’t just an outdated business concept. For me, it’s a personal practice. Years ago, the idea of Kaizen—continuous improvement—was all the rage in business circles. While it may have faded from the spotlight, it’s still a principle I rely on every day to improve both personally and professionally. Here are three questions I regularly ask myself to stay focused on growth: ✅ Am I reflecting on how things went? After every major project, I pause for a post-mortem. What worked? What didn’t? And if something goes off track, a pre-mortem can often surface potential pitfalls before they happen. Reflection is where real learning happens. ✅ Am I experimenting with side bets? I’m always testing new ideas, from writing approaches to business strategies. These small, low-stakes experiments give me options and insights I wouldn’t have had otherwise. ✅ Am I learning from mistakes—or punishing them? Mistakes are inevitable, but I make it a point to ask, What can I take away from this? Creating an environment—whether for myself or those I work with—where mistakes are learning opportunities is key to growth. Kaizen is a simple but transformative concept. Let’s bring it back. What questions do you ask yourself to keep improving?

stop stressing about your 10-year plan. you don’t even know what you want for lunch today. real talk: most of us aren’t stuck b/c we lack goals. we’re stuck b/c we don’t pause long enough to ask better Qs. 10+ years in global hr + recruiting. thousands of candidates. hundreds of hiring managers. mentoring/coaching others when I can. and the biggest growth cheat code i’ve seen? not grinding harder. not buying another course. just taking 10 quiet minutes to check in with yourself. try these 3 micro-questions this week: • what am i doing just because it’s expected? • what’s one small thing that would actually make me happier this week? • if fear wasn’t running the show, what would i try? no fancy hacks. no 15-tab notion dashboards. just you, a pause, and some honesty. because clarity doesn’t show up in chaos. it sneaks in when you stop long enough to notice. ps: which of these 3 questions hit hardest? or got a better one? drop it 👇 #ANickPerspective #selfleadership