The latest book of the month is “Atomic Habits” by James Clear.
“Atomic Habits” is an easy to read guide to creating good habits and breaking bad ones. Clear shows how small habits can have a big impact on your life and how to implement those positive habits for positive impact.
Better habits for your art business.
Identify either bad habits that are affecting your art business, or positive ones that you might implement for success. What do you need to start or stop doing? Then, figure out a plan of action to change those habits.
Here are some examples of how you can set yourself up for success with better habits.
Design your environment for success. Want to paint more? Is your studio or work area set up and easy to access, so that when it is time to work you are ready to go, rather than wasting time setting up.
Put it on your calendar. Blocking your time out to include those positive habits that you want to implement is a much better strategy than saying “I want to” but without a defined time set to do it.
Take baby steps. Can you start doing the habit for two minutes a day? How about five? Get yourself into a routine.
Make the habit satisfying.
One way to make a habit satisfying is to use a tracker or tool that helps you to feel accomplishment.
One way to do this is with The Clear Habit Journal.
I use Michael Hyatt’s Full Focus Planner which has a “Streak Tracker” component that helps to tick off habits as you move towards specific goals.
There are also apps that can help you to stay on track with your habits.
Read “Atomic Habits” and get motivated to start some new habits to help improve your art business.
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