James Clear Will Speak at OSI’s LevelUp 2023

by Jackson UpmannAnnouncementsJan 16, 2023

James Clear has joined the roster for Objective Standard Institute’s LevelUp 2023, in Phoenix, AZ, June 21–24.

James is the author of the #1 NYT bestseller Atomic Habits, which presents easy and proven ways to build good habits and break bad ones. The book has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. James also writes the 3-2-1 Newsletter, which has more than 2 million subscribers. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies, and his work is used by players and coaches in the NFL, NBA, and MLB, and by executives and teams at corporations around the world.

James joins Bari Weiss, Craig Biddle, Timothy Sandefur, Eric Daniels, and Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch for OSI’s largest conference to date. Additional speakers and the full LevelUp program will be announced in the coming weeks.

Register now and save 20 to 50% with early-bird pricing.

Scholarships—including travel and hotel expenses—are available to students and young adults aged 18 to 29. Apply now.

James’s ideas on habit formation and environment design have transformed my life over the past few years, and I can’t wait to hear him speak!

I hope you’ll join me, James, and hundreds of other success-oriented people at the most life-enhancing conference of the year.

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