Tiny Habits is now a New York Times Bestseller. I’m so grateful to the many people who made this a reality.

I’ve been teaching adults since 1981. Back then, I’d start each class with a quick round of intros. You know the drill: name and maybe a fun fact. It worked okay. But honestly? That felt kinda lame. Over time, I realized: I could do better. About 20 years ago, I changed things up. And this has made a big difference in my teaching. So I want to share what I do now. Whether I’m teaching Fogg Behavior Design in industry, or a class at Stanford, here’s my approach . . . Key point --> I get to know each person before class starts. At least a week ahead, I learn about each person. My team sends out a Google form, inviting people to share about themselves. Other times, I check out their LinkedIn or website. I do my homework on each person. By the time class begins, I usually know everyone’s name—and something meaningful about them. This helps me teach better. I can customize my content & approach. I can get more engagement. And (hopefully) people feel seen and supported. Because I do care. But I don’t stop there. I also meet with people live—before class. Most often, I offer 15-minute Zoom chats the weekend before. Yep, this takes time. But it’s worth it. Especially when I’m teaching a professional group, I like to bring everyone together the day before. Usually, most everyone attends. The session is just 30 minutes on Zoom. Casual vibe, but of course --> serious purpose. When people meet each other ahead of time, they learn better. They feel more connected. More comfortable. More ready. I try to be transparent when I teach. So at each pre-event session, I say something like this: “By meeting me and others now, your brain won’t be so distracted tomorrow. You won’t be thinking, ‘Oh wow, BJ is more relaxed than I expected,’ or ‘Wait—she works at Google? I wonder if she knows my cousin.’ "Tomorrow you’ll be free to focus on learning. And you’ll be more likely to ask questions and share ideas.” -- And yep—that’s what happens. All this pre-work is an investment I make. I find it pays off for me – and for the people I teach. __ If you’ve read this far, thank you. I hope you found this interesting and helpful. If you’ve seen other ways to help learners *before* a course begins, I’d love to hear them. (I want to acknowledge how Stephanie Weldy helps bring together the industry people I train. She makes it much easier for me to learn about each person and to host the meet 'n' greet in advance. Thank you, Stephanie!)

On Wednesday of this week, I’m training people who work for a wonderful nonprofit. I’m teaching them aspects of Fogg Behavior Design. The nonprofit is an org you are familiar with, I’m sure. Their mission is to help people have better health and more hope. Two of their leaders trained extensively with me, learning my models and methods. They reached back out because wanted to upskill their colleagues, so everyone on their team has expertise in my models and methods. Stephanie Weldy is teaching with me. We always customize for our clients. We revise & revise. Here’s how the process went: A while back, we outlined the 2.5-hour training -- a big Google sheet with about 120 rows. A few days later, we revised it. After a mtg with their leadership, we revised our outline yet again, dialing in our content to exactly what they need. Now, we are ready. We are confident that we are teaching the most helpful aspects of Fogg Behavior Design to 18 people who work for this wonderful nonprofit.

. . . I invite you to join a Stanford mini-conference (online) that's all about helping households with health behaviors. Yes -- households. Most interventions focus on individuals. But we believe there's big potential for helping households change together. The event is free. More here: docs.google.com/document/d/1…

When it comes to behavior change, it's sometimes best to focus on the household, not the individual. --> The household as the unit of behavior change <-- At Stanford, we are seeking speakers for an online event on this topic. Interested? Please see this page: docs.google.com/document/d/1…

Wanna relax? A new type of Hawaiian music launched today, called “pewa.” I’m loving it, so I wanted to share. There’s a public radio interview w/ the artist (he’s a PhD in music and Hawaiian studies): hawaiipublicradio.org/the-co… His album is on Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/pew… Enjoy!

What happens in my "boot camp"? I teach small groups of people how to design solutions that change behavior. You learn my methods and models (not a summary of other stuff). More here--> bjfogg.com/bootcamp

Super fun to be on this panel with @RobertCialdini , @fbinegotiator , @GinoWickman and @JoePolish

Yes . . . The Tiny Habits method works. I invite you to join my free Tiny Habits Jumpstart program. Just 5 days. Super simple. tinyhabits.com/join/ #tinyhabits

Do you love the ocean? I sure do. If you want to use Tiny Habits for ocean conservation, I invite you to join this study by Certified Coach Chris O'Halloran, PhD. It's easy to do -- and free. surveymonkey.com/r/oceansust… #TinyHabits #Sustainability #OceanConservation

... Do you need an uplift today? Listen to songs I helped create. The project is "Habits Songs for Kids" . . . . . . but adults like these songs too. YouTube playlist --> youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…