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
2. C O N V E N T I O N A L W I S D O M
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
5. 2 0 1 4
6. D O I N G I T W R O N G
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 ! W H AT ? S O C I A L L I F E G R E AT 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 1 1 S T R E S S 4 0 H A P P I N E S S 1 0 THEN NOW
8. H O W D I D I M A N A G E T H AT M A G I C ?
9. T H E B I G L I E
10. L E T ' S D I G I N
11. H O W C H A N G E R E A L LY H A P P E N S
12. R I P P L E S
13. C O M P O U N D A N D B U I L D
14. 0% 50% 100% 150% 200% Week 1 Week 13 Week 25 Week 37 Week 49 Week 61 Week 73 Week 85 Week 97
15. W H Y I T W O R K S
16. C R E AT U R E S O F H A B I T
17. S M A L L E R I S E A S I E R
18. T I N Y H A B I T S B J F O G G
19. H O W T O D O I T
20. R O U T I N E S & R I T U A L S
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
22. T I M E - L I M I T E D C H A L L E N G E S
23. W H O D O Y O U WA N T T O B E ?
24. F O C U S O N L E A D M E A S U R E S
25. Jan 1 Jan 8 Jan 15 Jan 22 Jan 29 Feb 5 Feb 12 Feb 19 Feb 26 Mar 5 Mar 12 Mar 19 Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 9 Apr 16 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 7 May 14
26. B E P R E S E N T F O R T H E P R O C E S S
27. T H E 1 0 , 0 0 0 F O O T V I E W
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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