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.

Stephanie Hmadato | Growth Coach

Any entrepreneur or freelancer will tell you, business is very much an emotional rollercoaster. It’s imperative to have solid coping skills for the high, highs and the low, lows. Certainty is not a thing and neither is predictability. The habits that have most impacted my ability to weather the storms are meditation, exercise, diet and sleep. I am consistent with my yoga practice which serves to calm my nervous system and keep my body strong while increasing energy. I sprinkle in other movement via hiking, swimming, walking and skating. Read more>>

Peet Montzingo | Artist & CEO

I whole heartedly believe that growing up and now living with ADHD has not only shaped me into being the person that I am, but has also been a corner stone in the success of career. Read more>>

Justin Moshkevich | Music Engineer/Mixer/Producer

Starting out, I had — without question — a less than healthy habit of overworking. Practically speaking, building a career in LA came along with numerous visa applications, and the perpetual ‘proving’ of myself (by way of building credits/resume) to ultimately get permanent residence and continue a career in the US. The road to a professional career is hard for immigrants without any precedence or connections in the industry. Read more>>

Angie Lucania | Talent Manager & Spiritual Seeker

In my work as a Talent Manager, I think having the mindset of being of service to others is the #1 factor that matters in my line of work but also PATIENCE, both with clients and my own personal/professional desires, have assisted me in this career. Trusting my intuition has played a major part in succeeding on this path as well. When you have a career in representation, there is a fine line between service to self and service to others.  Read more>>

Ryan Summer | Actor & DJ

Consistency is absolute key. Whether that’s consistently keeping in good physical shape, having a good attitude so people warm to you, turning up to work on time, it all links to being consistently good. If people can see you as a solid, stable person that’s easy to work with then opportunities will come. Read more>>

Cwamne Howard | PR Specialist

1. I am very thorough: in PR you will encounter a lot of people who practice what we call “spray and pray.” To be frank it’s a very tacky way of running a media outreach campaign. You end up pitching a bunch of people who would not cover your client, if they fit they probably pitched them the wrong way and it makes media people hate you. My approach involves: research, storytelling, brainstorming and media relations. I find no detail too small. Read more>>

Mark Nargi | chef & gummy candy enthusiast

I don’t know if this is a habit, per se, or just a general way of thinking, but from day one I have always made it a huge point to earn the trust of every one who I have worked for and every one who works with me. Being very open, honest and transparent (sometimes, to a fault) I really believe has helped me in the long run. It hasn’t always made things easier in the moment, but long term it has created lasting relationships because we all have each others’ best interests at heart. Read more>>

Melendres Twins | Dancers & Creatives

Habits that come to mind that have lead us to this point include our discipline, consistency, being open-minded, and having a positive attitude. We like to discuss our goals for the month to help each other stay motivated and pro-active. A dancer’s lifestyle varies week by week. It is so important to be consistent with how you put your energy out to others. One of the root causes of success is maintaining a positive attitude. Our attitudes are essentially a reflection of our habits. Through consistency and repetition, we have built an achievable career in the entertainment industry through teaching and dancing. Read more>>

Gregory Coachman | Founder/Lead designer (I go by the name Freddie, not Gregory)

The first I wouldn’t say is a habit but more like a personality trait. Resilience. This isn’t an easy business and very little of it has anything to do with how good or bad your designs are that determine if you’ll succeed or fail. So it’s better to not take it so hard or personally when something you produced isn’t received well by the public. Marketing, timing and relationships play a huge part when it come to the business part of fashion. But as far as a habit. I’d say consistency. Always find yourself doing something for the brand, especially on the marketing end.  Read more>>

Dane Giordano | Audio Engineer/Producer & Composer

Overlooked but crucial: always being a little early to any session I’m booked on, leaving whatever environment I work in better off and cleaner than I found it, and letting the idea for any piece of music always be the most important thing no matter what. Read more>>