WORLD POWER
After World War II, General Douglas MacArthur went to Japan to evaluate the rebuilding of the war-torn nation. The economy of Japan was in dire straits; the nation was struggling, having to use leftover resources just to stay afloat. As a result, any toy or appliance labeled "Made in Japan" was to be a trade-mark for one thing: poor quality. So General MacArthur brought in one of America's leading quality control experts, Dr. W. Edward Demming.
After much evaluation and scrutiny, Demming came up with a set of business principles to help turn around Japan's economy. He called the country's most influential businessmen together and offered them a promise. He basically said, "IF YOU WILL IMPROVE SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR PRODUCT EVERY DAY AND MAKE QUALITY NOT MERELY SOMETHING TO BE MAINTAINED BUT AN ACHIEVEMENT AND A WAY OF LIVING, YOU WILL TURN THE ECONOMY OF JAPAN AROUND IN 10 YEARS. THEN IF YOU CONTINUE TO IMPROVE SOMETHING EACH DAY, EVEN IF IT IS A MINISCULE AMOUNT, IN THREE DECADES YOU WILL BECOME AN ECONOMIC WORLD POWER.
That was quite a tall promise to make to this struggling nation; but they took it, hook, line and sinker. They even coined a new word for this approach: Kaizen.
Over the next 10 years, the businesses of Japan did exactly that. They examined American automobiles and other electronics and appliances and improved on them. Soon their products were in demand the world over. Their economy had reversed itself, and within three decades the country had become world power.
From being a nation torn apart by war, they rose to becoming world power because they gave themselves in to SELF-IMPROVEMENT/ SELF DEVELOPMENT.
I make you a promise, "If you don't make up your mind to keep improving yourself every single day, you'll remain the person that you are today in a decades' time. The only thing that will change about you is your age." The world only moves for those who move themselves.
Develop a daily self-improvement scheme for yourself today, and discipline your flesh through it.

Be Inspired
Emmanuel Umukoro
C.E.O., HALLMARKs