Here at Shelpful we talk A LOT about Tiny Habits because they really do work! Building healthy habits, and making intentional changes in your life can feel extremely overwhelming when looking at them as a whole. Taking a new habit you want to achieve and shrinking it down to make it less intimidating can make building new habits that much easier. Read to learn how to build good habits and increase your productivity!

With the temperature outside getting warmer, we are finally able to enjoy eating at outside tables and taking evening walks. Even if you have been long awaiting for the sun, it can be hard leaving winter habits behind! Each year we slowly shift all our activities inside when the colder months approach, but then we are still stuck inside out of habit. It’s time to break out of those inside habits and make a habit of getting outside!

Let’s be real, our lives are BUSY and it's far too easy to move our self-care practices to the back burner. While ignoring your self-care may temporarily help your stress levels by taking something off your plate, it can hurt you significantly in the long run. Self-care doesn’t have to be going to an expensive spa or an hour-long yoga class. Sometimes, it's the smallest moments of self-care that add up to a real difference. Let’s break this down – we need to think of THINGS to do for those little moments of self-care, and then we need to design a plan to actually make them happen.

Let me just start by saying, I respect and fear to-do lists ;). As a CEO of a startup and mom to 2 boys and a dog, the days can feel epically crazy. When I have a to-do list, it pretty much always goes better. I do think that the act of even sitting down and writing a list is a tough habit to form. Especially, if you’ve changed the way you work. I used to work in an office, and now I work from home. That messed with my to-do list habit!

Let’s be real…life is CRAZY! It seems to only be getting crazier. With school, work, friends, and family, we are basically guaranteed to be in a constant state of stress. And we are supposed to find time to relax too? While we cannot always control the stressful parts of our lives, we can control our response to them!

As an entrepreneur-mom with ADHD, timers have become a CRUCIAL tool for maintaining my productivity. Timers make tasks much less daunting by breaking them down into smaller intervals. Whenever I find myself feeling overwhelmed or tempted to quit, I set a timer to help me reengage and find the motivation to finish or restart my tasks.

The world is busy. Between family, school, work, kids, and friends, taking care of yourself can easily be put on the back burner. Scheduling simple and quick mindfulness exercises into your day can make a world of difference.

We are currently in the unique age of TikTok and Instagram posts where millions around the world show strangers their routines, particularly that of “a productive morning routine.” While these videos are great and can be very helpful, it’s easy to forget one crucial piece: what happens the evening before? Let’s talk about what you do during your 5-9 after you

Students are busy. It can be hard to find a good balance between school, work, and social life. But, with the right habit methods in place, you can feel much more in control.

Do you crave the gratification of crossing things off your to-do list? Let’s face it, seeing a long list of check marks in your planner after a long day is pretty satisfying. But, maintaining productivity and checking boxes off your to-do list is often much easier said than done.