Here are the 3 biggest ideas that I think can help addicts in recovery, which become particularly useful if you use them on a daily basis:

1) Taking care of self – this is a big thing, especially in early recovery when our self esteem might be low. We need to force ourselves to take good care of ourselves in every way–physically, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and so on. This is part of how we build self esteem in recovery and start feeling good about ourselves.

2) Push yourself to grow or learn something new - if you can do this every day, it will help you to fight complacency and keep you grounded in recovery.

3) Helping other addicts – nothing is more powerful in my opinion. In fact, this is the strongest predictor of success in recovery….if you are working with other addicts on a regular basis, this provides huge insurance against possible relapse.