What is it that successful people do habitually every single day, that leads to them being in the top 20% of money earners in our society? Well Aristotle said that 95% of everything you do is a result of habit so the rule is form good habits and make them your masters rather than allowing bad habits to form.
Good habits are hard to form but easy to live with. Bad habits are easy to form but hard to live with.
Now one of the turning points in my life and my study of psychology was the discovery that all habits are learned and can be unlearned actually you don't unlearn a habit you replace a bad habit with a good habit that has more powerful impact, how do you develop a good habit? You develop by repetition. Almost everything you do from the time you get up is habit. so think what are the best habits to have.
1.Develop the habit of daily goal setting and goal orientation.
What does this mean?
- When you go to sleep at night think about your goals for the coming day
- Make a list for each day of all the goals thjat you are going to accomplish that day
- Keep a journal and write down your goals on a regular basis
- Throughout the day (e.g. when walking or driving) think about your goals
You do become what you thing about most of the time. You do achieve what you think about most of the time. So all successful and wealthy people think of their goals all the time
2 Be result orientated.
Results orientated people are always thinking of the most important things that they can do right now to achieve their most important results. They make a list of everything they have to do and set priorities.
Here is a great way to become result orientated. When you have your list for the day, ask yourself If you can only do one thing today (as you will be called out of town), then what would it be. Put a circle around that and start on that immediately first thing you do and then work on that one thing non stop until you complete that one activity. This simple technique has taken people form rags to riches all over the world for 100s of years. Pick your most important task and start on it immediately and discipline yourself to stay with it until it is completes.
3. Be people orientated
Recognize that everything you achieve in life is going to be with the help of other people . What is it that other people want and need from it. How can I help other people so they want to help me back. If you are in sales top salespeople think about their customers all the time. Who are they, what they want , how they can help them the most, and help them today.
In their relationships successful people are very focused on the most important people in their world in business and personal lives.
4.Be health orientated.
Think of eating less and better food.
Think of daily exercise.
Think of lots of rest.
Remember to be successful in our competitive world you need lots of energy. To get a lot of energy you need good food and lots of rest.
5.Stay Honest.
Always tell the truth no matter the price.6.Develop Self Discipline
Self discipline seems to be the foundation habit that makes everything else possible. The best definition of self discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do when you should do it,whether you like it or not. Anyone can do it when they feel like it. It's only when you do it when you don't want to that you develop the self discipline.
What is the one habit you should develop right now to develop your other goals? Whatever it is start practicing that habit every day from now.
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