Todays new inspiration in the quotes section.

“Where there is no standard, there can be no improvement. For these reasons, standards are the basis for both maintenance and improvement.” – Masaaki Imai

To go on a journey need two things, you need to know in what direction to but for this you also need to know where you are. The standard represent where you are now, and between now and your goal you have the direction you must travel.

“Experience is not what you’ve been through, it’s what you take from it.” – Frank Tyger

In everything, good or bad, lies the oportunity to learn something. To further your knowledge and understanding of the issues at hand or the world at large. With reflection you can greatly increase what you are able to take from any experience and it will empower you in the long run.

“If you don’t have time to do it right in the first place, when will you have time to do it over?” – John Wooden

This is so obvious but still, time and time again this gets us into trouble. If we could just step back, breath and contemplate a proper solution rather than set up firewall upon firewall and all temporary patches and solution we would spend a lot less time and energy in the long run.