Being successful isn’t an overnight event. It is a lifelong journey which can be achieved with consistent and determined actions. There are certain habits that you can adopt to have a healthy and successful life, these are some of the habits that successful people follow religiously.
1. Set your goals
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If you want to become successful you need to be clear what success means to you. You need to divide your goals into two main types, long-term and short-term goals. Your long-term goals would be your primary goals which might take months or years to achieve. In order to achieve that goal, you need to achieve a series of short-term goals. Your short term-goals can be as short as daily goals, but it has to be something that helps you grow and evolve as a person.
2. Make a plan
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You need to have a realistic plan to achieve your goals. The thing about plans are that you need to have all the information about a particular objective, this way if you ever have to modify or change the plan, you can do it swiftly without much stress. You need to be aware of every aspect of your goal in order to make plans.
3. Practice
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A lot of people who are successful right now are the best at their jobs, this is because they recognized what their skill is and spent all their energy to hone that skill. You don’t get to be the best without practising every day.
4. Outlet for stress
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To handle stress, you need to have healthy options to let it out. You don’t need to take out a whole day, you can simply spend 30 minutes to 1 hour each day by meditating, exercising, painting or reading. It can be anything that calms your mind and allows you to think clearly. Did you know Oprah Winfrey meditates every morning before going to work and Michelle Obama exercises before starting her day?
5. Quest for knowledge
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Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
- Jim Rohn
Reading is one habit that a lot of successful people follow, it is a way to understand different perspectives and think about it. Did you know Bill Gates reads for one hour before going to sleep every night?
6. Relax
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Jack Ma, the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba group said,
I always tell myself that we are born here not to work, but to enjoy life. We are here to make things better for one another, and not to work. If you are spending your whole life working, you will certainly regret it.
It’s true that you need to work hard, but you also need to relax, spend time with your loved ones and take care of yourself.
7. Learning from mistakes
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This is a very crucial step that can make or break the path to your success. We are bound to make mistakes, and bad things can happen for no reason sometimes. But if you let this stop you then you are just stopping your journey to success. Mistakes should be seen as an opportunity to learn from. Complaining, blaming and cribbing about an issue isn’t something that can get you anywhere. Try to learn as much as you can from a mistake and then move on from it.
8. Connections
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Building a network of influential people is bound to help you. Other than that, your friends are also going to play a role in shaping your mind set. If you are not surrounded by those kinds of people right now then you can just join a program, course, volunteer work or workshop to meet like-minded people.
Written by
Sucharitha V
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