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Successful people, over time, have always practiced certain routines that have led them to what they achieved. But before going forward, what does success mean? Success means different things to different people. For some people, being successful might be a financial achievement; for others, it might be an accolade. For sports players, it might be a trophy. And the list goes on.
Whatever your understanding of success, take note of these twelve habits of highly successful people.
Disclaimer: This post was heavily inspired by a YouTube channel — “Motivation Hub,” and my own opinions on books and online articles read over time.
Successful People Set Goals
Have you ever seen a successful person who never set goals? I’m sure none. One of the foremost characteristics of any successful person is setting goals.
Finding what you want to accomplish without a clear plan/goal is impossible in a world of heavy distractions. If you don’t know where you are going, you will end up somewhere you never plan to be.
Setting up goals should be the number one priority for anyone seeking success. Set your overall goals and break them into mini and easily achievable ones. Always keep your “WHY” in mind.
One lifetime benefit of setting a goal is that when things go wrong where life gives you a thousand reasons to quit, you will always have that one reason (your purpose) to keep moving strong.
Successful People take responsibility for their lives
One of the key reasons to becoming successful is learning to take responsibility for your life. No one can make you live the life you want and accept you. Successful people take responsibility for their lives, whether failure or success.
They don’t blame people for their failure; instead, they take responsibility, learn from it and move on. Unlike the majority, successful people don’t play the victim for people to pity their condition.
High achievers will always ask themselves, how can I make this work? What strategy did I get wrong first? How do I go about doing it right this time around?
If you want to become successful, forget about making excuses. Everyone suffers a setback. Your ability to recover from it and keep moving on defines you as a successful person.
Successful People Have Great Self-Discipline
Discipline is a vital characteristic of all successful people. It can be developed with consistent use. Anyone that works from home knows the importance of self-discipline. It is not difficult to have discipline if you have clear goals. Discipline considers everything you do by yourself daily – the places you go, the people you interact with, the activity you engage in on social media, etc.
Discipline is about putting first thing first. That is, dealing with the most important stuff first and scheduling less important stuff for later.
They Don’t Joke with Self-Development
You can’t claim to be successful if you have given up working on yourself. This method doesn’t mean you are never satisfied. It means that you are constantly looking for a way to improve a particular area of your life. You know it is human nature to grow and learn new things, and you are no exception.
Be open to learning new materials and developing your mind. Don’t forget: the more you know, the more you will earn financially, physically, and spiritually. There is never wasted knowledge. Don’t stop learning new things.
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Successful People Read a Lot
If you are acquainted with reading about past successful leaders, you will know that reading is an inevitable habit of any successful person. Successful people read a lot. The majority of us these days can’t sit independently without getting bored.
You will see kids of now a day taking up their phones and posting on social media telling the world how bored they are. Contrary to this, successful people are always happy to be alone at most times. Successful people always need that quiet time to read or listen to something that will benefit their minds.
Are you not a fan of reading books? The good news is that most popular books and authors of now a day have audiobooks. It would be best to listen to audiobooks or podcasts in your spare or in quiet time.
The good thing about audiobooks is that you can play them anywhere – in your home, car, etc. Don’t just allow your time to get wasted. Use that spare or extra time to learn something valuable to your life.
They manage their time well.
Is it possible to become successful without keeping your time well? Hell NO! Time management is central to success. People fighting to become successful typically get overwhelmed and stressed when they have a lot of things stuck on their to-do lists.
Successful prioritize the big and rewarding tasks first and keep the insignificant ones to last. Their focus can be managed and directed to what’s important first. Successful people plan their activities – days, weeks, and years.
Successful People Take Risks
A famous saying says if you cannot buy a ticket, you cannot win a raffle. Life is mostly a chance to win or lose. The fantastic thing is that you either try to win or stay down forever.
If you don’t take significant risks, you can’t achieve big rewards. Successful people know there will be a time to take a chance to go where they desire to be. More people don’t take risks because of the fear of failure.
The greatest fear of successful people is regret. According to Robin Sharma, “one of the saddest things in life is to get to the end [of life] and look back in regret, knowing that you could have done so much that you didn’t achieve.”
Going for the life, you want to live is a risk. Go for it or remain in a mediocre position forever.
They keep going when they suffer failure and setback
One characteristic of highly successful people is that they never quit. Regardless of how hard life might hit them, they always find extra courage to keep going,
Everyone suffers setbacks or failures. There is not a single person who can boast of not ever failing in their entire life. People that attempt to live their dream life will suffer failure. One difference between successful people and people who fail at accomplishing their dream is that Successful people suffer a setback and get up. In contrast, the average person suffers a setback and stays on the ground complaining.
Successful People find their way to win.
Whatever life throws the way of successful people, they always find a way to win. Successful people will always put out the right mentality, confidence, and resistance to what it takes to win.
Instead of sitting in tears and sorrow when things get tough, Successful people are always asking themselves, “how can I do this?”.
Successful People do what they love doing the best
If you are not doing what you are passionate about, you can’t easily claim your way to success. That’s why ordinary people hate Monday morning traffic. Because they don’t love what they are doing. They are only doing them because of the paychecks.
Spending 8-9 hours every day of your life doing things you don’t love just for money is considered a non-successful living. Here is an excellent phrase to take with you: “Do what you love and love what you do.”
How do you get to know what you love doing? To answer this question, you have to know your life purpose. Search within yourself, and find that one thing you love doing more than anything else in the world.
When you find your passion, transform it into something useable that the world can benefit from. You, too, can do great things.
Successful People Don’t Listen to the Naysayers
When you are heading toward success, you will receive criticism for almost everything you will ever do. People will say it is impossible but don’t listen to them. Successful people set their minds on what they want to achieve, and they go for it.
It’s so easy to feel discouraged by what people say, especially with people-pleasing characteristics. In Steven Covey’s bestselling book, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” he advises his audience to become a principal center than any other center (self-center, people-pleasing center, etc.).
Don’t give ear to negative words. When they say you can’t do it, say I can do it. Remember: Nelson Mandela said, “everything is always impossible until someone does it.
The fantastic thing about naysays is that they will wish you a failure, but they will congratulate you if you succeed. Isn’t this hypocrisy? Indeed, it is. Don’t listen to the naysayers.
Lastly, they normalize waking up early.
Looking at the above-listed habits, do you think it is possible to wake up late and sluggish every day and still claim the success you are looking for? About 50 percent of self-made millionaires in Corley’s research got out of bed at least three hours before their workday. Most successful people worldwide have always gone to bed late and wake up early.
Waking up earlier is an everyday lifestyle for successful people. This habit reminds me of a famous high school quizzing quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, which state: “The heights by [which] great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.”
This quote means while the average and mediocre are at sleep, the successful mind is always looking for a way to obtain greatness. There are many things that you can achieve before 8 am. Prioritize waking up early if you want to become successful.
Final Thought
Now that you have read a series of habits of highly successful people, the ball is currently in your court to start practicing these habits. These habits take time, and it’s not a quick fix or an overnight miracle. The quest to success is a lifelong journey you are about to begin. Embrace yourself on this new journey.
Nothing is impossible
