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The six daily habits that helped me to build a product with 3.5 million users
The gym is definitely not my happy place.
Even the treadmill feels like a depressing metaphor: no matter how fast I run, I never feel like I’m getting anywhere.
So, every morning at 8 am sharp, I meet with a personal trainer.
Hiring someone to help me work out is a privilege, but I enjoy the process far more when it’s social — and knowing that my trainer is waiting ensures that I never skip a day. I’m working with my own nature, not against it.
Daily exercise is just one habit that fuels my entrepreneurial journey. When I started JotForm in 2006, I wasn’t quite so clear. It has taken 12 years of experimentation, failure and learning to develop the habits that support both me and my business.
Recently, I wrote about how setting sky-high goals can actually leave you feeling lost. But what’s the difference between habits and goals?
Aiming to read 50 books by the end of the year is a goal, while carrying a book with you at all times is a habit.
As Farnam Street’s Shane Parrish explains:
“Habits are processes operating in the background that power our lives.
