Improve by One Percent
Learning from profit and loss
Look for the small adjustments that make your next performance stronger.
Editorial takeaway
My experience
After a strong match, my coach introduced a distinction: wins offer a window on what works; losses deliver lessons about what can be better. A win also contains details that deserve attention.
Based on what I myself told in coaching conversations (2023–2025), editorially summarized. Source: Transcript, p. 4–5.
The essential lesson
A result does not tell the full story of an achievement. By investigating both successes and errors, improvement becomes concrete.
The core principle
Look for the small adjustments that make your next performance stronger.
Apply it
Reflection questions
- 1What did your last success teach you about what works?
- 2What detail deserves attention, even if it went well?
- 3What's your 1% for this week?
Editorial reflection questions, derived from the principle.
Practical exercise
- Write down three things after your next performance: Which worked, which can do better, and one one percent adjustment for the next time.
Editorial application: Newly designed exercise, no literal source material.
My reflection
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My next step
Meet your Inner Team
The characters behind this principle
An interpretive layer on “Improve by One Percent” — the story and lessons above stay the heart of the principle.
The Architect
“A dream needs a system.”
Brings: structure, consistency
Watch for: overplanning
What is the smallest useful system I could build today?
The Warrior
“I can give more.”
Brings: commitment, competitive intensity
Watch for: excessive self-criticism
Is this moment asking for more effort, or a different approach?