Ikigai & Kaizen: The Japanese Strategy to Achieve Personal Happiness and Professional Success (How to set goals, stop procrastinating, be more productive, build good habits, focus, & thrive)

by Anthony Raymond

two Japanese words: “Kai” and “Zen.” The first word, “Kai” can be interpreted as “change,” and “Zen” means “good” or “improve.” So a direct translation of “Kaizen” might be “change for the good,” “change for the better,” or just “improvement.”