Philosophical Reflection
Growth is a Requisite.
Improvement is Intentional.
I Am Alive, Therefore I Am Growing.
You've heard of the word Growth before. You're probably tired of hearing entry-level professionals talk about having a "growth mindset" as if it's a personality trait or a core value they carefully selected.
But to me, growth is not a value. Growth is a requisite to life itself. It is a biological imperative. If it isn't growing, it's dying. There is no middle ground.
The Philosophy
Let's think of growth in a different way. Philosopher and author Dr. James P. Carse coined the term Infinite Game, a concept later popularized by Simon Sinek.
Carse defined finite games as having known players, fixed rules, and a clear aim: winning. But infinite games, like business, or life itself, have changing rules, unknown players, and one single objective: to keep playing.
If growth is a requisite, then improvement is the lesson from that growth.
When you play the infinite game, there is no end. Do not get distracted by the competition or you'll end up racing toward a finish line that doesn't exist. There is only one sustainable option: Constant improvement.
That is the part where you finish a project and then go back over it one more time and ask: Where was there friction? What did I learn? What went right?
The Methodology of the Infinite