Habit Maker (Build Good Ones, Quit Bad Ones, and Thrive in Between)

" . . . a grounded, human guide for anyone who wants change that actually lasts, not in theory, but in the rhythm of real life.” —Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times best-selling author of The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

Are you ready to clean out the bad habits in your life and move forward? Then become a Habit Maker!

Our good habits seem to the first ones to go once stressful times hit. Although it’s in lasting good daily habits that we find long-term success for our lives. And don’t most of us seem to find life busy and stressful?

Why do we quit good habits? Why do we start bad ones? What strategies work in the long term? The answers are here in Habit Maker, where Julia Milner offers fresh, positive, and easy-to-use tips on how to create good habits—not just for an ideal version of our lives, but for the craziness of ordinary life that happens around us every day.

Julia shows us how to increase self-awareness about our habits, whether we want to be more productive at work, increase good exercise and nutrition habits, or spend more time with people who matter to us. She shares insights on what top leaders are doing right and wrong when it comes to habits, sheds light on a study she executed with 500 + people from around the globe, and then zooms in to self-leadership and how readers can implement these leadership hacks for their own life She also shows readers how to take actionable steps that can be implemented right away. Finally, she helps us crack the code to letting go of bad habits and creating positive and lasting ones.

Julia Milner is a Habit Maker, a renowned professor, and a mother of two living under the sunny skies of Southern France. As a leadership professor, Julia has been recognized among the “Top 40 Business Professors Under 40” and is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review.

A TEDx speaker and international consultant, she helps leaders and organizations build cultures rooted in trust, coaching, and well-being. Julia hosts two YouTube channels: one focusing on career habits and the other on wellness habits with 10-minute workout videos that can be easily incorporated into our busy lives.

By combining her expertise in leadership and habits, she created the Habit Maker Universe to address the needs of people living and enjoying multiple lives. The focus is on elegant and practical transitions and the cultivation of small, positive habits integrated seamlessly throughout the day. Inspired by her busy daily life and her multiple roles, she founded Theia Moon, a clothing brand designed for active, modern, and ambitious women.