There’s a ton of research around how setting habits can help us conserve energy because it reduces the number of decisions we have to make in a day. However, not all habits are created equal and so we’ve asked our community to tell us about the habits they have been most effective for them.

Michelle Morris | Yoga Studio Owner, Instructor, Mind Mastery Coach

In 2017 I disciplined myself in waking up each morning without looking at my phone and committing myself to a 15-30 minute meditation every day along with going to the gym working on my mental and physical states of being. I watched my mind movie (similar to a vision board but created online and with music) twice a day. Read more>>

Lauren Finkelstein | Founder, SaveOnePerson.org

I feel the most important process for getting things done that look impossible is just taking the next step to get that job done. I don’t look all the way up that mountain, I just take a look at the next step and then the next step and then the next step and before I know it, I’m looking down that mountain victoriously. Read more>>

Joyce Taufer | Interior Designer

I think a few things helped me succeed in my career: – deliver more than the client expects: even if it is just a little thing. These little actions will be the ones that will make your client refer you to their friends; – be flexible: understand that some things may change during the design process; – be transparent and clear about exceptions: do not promise something you can’t deliver; – say NO to projects/clients you know won’t be a good fit for you and your brand. Read more>>