One Percent Better: How little changes add up

WordCamp Los Angeles 2018. In this talk for freelancers and small business owners, I’ll talk about how committing to regular, tiny changes in your business can lead to big rewards and improvements over time. For the past four months, an accountability partner and I have been completing weekly challenges for our small businesses – and we’re both surprised at how big a difference these little habits and changes have made to our businesses and our lives – we both feel better, more in control, smarter, stronger, and just more generally amazing. In this talk, I’ll share our approach, how we come up with the challenges, and invite folks to join us!

Transcript

1. O N E P E R C E N T B E T T E R
   H O W L I T T L E C H A N G E S A D D U P
   

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2. C O N V E N T I O N A L W I S D O M
   

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3. A L I T T L E A B O U T M E
   • Founder + principal of Purple Pen
   Productions
   • Co-founder of N2
   • Author of jQuery for Designers
   • Co-founder and former chapter
   leader of the LA chapter of Girl
   Develop It
   • Founder of Website Weekend
   • Two-time first place winner of Plugin-
   a-Palooza
   

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6. D O I N G I T W R O N G
   

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7. U P O N WA K I N G U P S TA R T W O R K 9 A M
   T I M E T O S L E E P S T O P W O R K 6 P M
   H A H A H A H O B B I E S S O M A N Y !
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   W H AT ' S T H AT ? S E L F C A R E A W E S O M E
   N O N E S I D E P R O J E C T S L O T S
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   THEN NOW
   

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8. H O W D I D I M A N A G E T H AT
   M A G I C ?
   

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9. T H E B I G L I E
   

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10. L E T ' S D I G I N
    

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11. H O W C H A N G E R E A L LY H A P P E N S
    

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12. R I P P L E S
    

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13. C O M P O U N D A N D B U I L D
    

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15. W H Y I T W O R K S
    

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16. C R E AT U R E S O F H A B I T
    

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17. S M A L L E R I S E A S I E R
    

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18. T I N Y H A B I T S
    B J F O G G
    

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19. H O W T O D O I T
    

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20. R O U T I N E S & R I T U A L S
    

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21. MORNING ROUTINE
    MUG OF WARM WATER
    WRITE MORNING PAGES
    EAT A HEALTHY BREAKFAST
    SHOWER & GET DRESSED
    MEDITATE
    MOVE MY BODY
    PLAN MY DAY
    BEDTIME ROUTINE
    HOT DRINK & GOAL REVIEW
    COOL DOWN THE BEDROOM
    PUT ON PAJAMAS
    WASH FACE
    FLOSS AND BRUSH TEETH
    MOISTURIZE
    BED YOGA
    READ
    

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22. T I M E - L I M I T E D C H A L L E N G E S
    

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23. W H O D O Y O U WA N T T O B E ?
    

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24. F O C U S O N L E A D M E A S U R E S
    

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25. Jan 1
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    Feb 5
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    Mar 5
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    May 7
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26. B E P R E S E N T F O R T H E P R O C E S S
    

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27. T H E 1 0 , 0 0 0 F O O T V I E W
    

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28. doweeklypodcast.com
    

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29. S TA R T B Y M A K I N G I T 1 % B E T T E R
    

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