There is a wealth of research that indicates that certain habits can help increase your productivity, creativity, and/or drive. So, we thought we’d reach out to respected members of our community and ask them what habits they feel helped them succeed.

Brittany Jenkins | Virtual Assistant

Taking action and discipline have been habits that have helped me succeed. No matter what is going on in my life, I must show up and take action every day to move closer to the goals I set for myself and my business. Discipline is a must. When we want to grow in any area, we will not always be motivated, but as long as we show up and remain disciplined with the goals we set for ourselves, half the battle has already been accomplished. Read more>>

Denise Nicole | Gospel Artist and Clinical Scientist

consistency, discipline and much prayer Read more>>

Jina Duvernay | Librarian and Arts & Culture Consultant

Honestly, I make it a habit of not taking myself too seriously. I love being a librarian, an adjunct English instructor, and freelance writer, but I know that if everything does not go as planned, all will still be well. I take my work seriously, but I am able to be flexible and go with the flow. Additionally, I make it a habit to give myself permission to fail at something or to even change my mind. While I am definitely not the world’s greatest risk taker, I do challenge myself. At times, I do the things that I thought I’d never do such as travel abroad alone or even get a master’s in library and information science to become a librarian! My younger self would have thought that I was way too cool to be a librarian, but then I became one and found out that all the cool folks are…you guessed it…librarians! Read more>>