I found myself less interested in Dr. Oz's magazines for some reason lately but I like to read helpful articles, so I went to my stash of Oprah Winfrey magazines I hadn't yet touched, and just, well, grabbed one out the fifty or so on the shelf.
(Oh the funny irony of finding this article among hoarding these magazines lol)
One of the first articles I read in that magazine from 2004 had to do with this:
There are two ways of going through life: Gather everything in sight,
just in case you need it. Or, trust that you'll find exactly what you
need, just in time. Guess which one lets you really stop and smell the
roses?
I wasn't that intrigued by the preface, but as I read along, it turns out Martha Beck learned a lot from Toyota.
Just after the first paragraph....
"Shortly after World War II, executives at Japan's Toyota Motor Company
made a decision from which, I believe, we all can benefit. They decided
to make cars the way they'd make, say, sushi. Unlike most manufacturers,
which bought and stored massive stockpiles of supplies, Toyota began
ordering just enough parts to keep their lines moving, just when those
parts were needed. This made them spectacularly productive, and turned
the phrase "just in time" into business legend."
...I was intrigued and couldn't wait to read more.
And I'm glad I didn't stop!
Just in Time versus Just in Case can be applied to businesses, home life, eating, love life (or like life), money, etc.
About so many aspects of our lives!
And, just in time personally for me.
I got a lot out of it. Hope others will, also.
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