According to a research on how certain people have become successful, the following are the best successful habits that wealthy and successful people develop. It is true that a well plan, great idea, motivation, persistence, and a luck helps some individuals become financially successful, but most successful people share certain habits. Below are the most important habits that have helped place them on the top:
- Wake up early
Most successful people, for instance President Barack Obama, Richard Branson, Jack Dorsey, Larry Schultz, Tim Cook and Ursula Burns, are known to wake up at early morning. These habits of waking up earlier has attributed to their success by starting their days ahead of everyone else, therefore taking advantage of their time to accomplish useful things, such as exercising and finding some personal time. Also, it is proven that those who wake up early tend to be happier and more proactive.
2. Meditation
Some successful people, like Ray Dalio, Oprah Winfrey, Rupert Murdoch, Russell Simmons, Arianna Huffington, Bill Ford and Padmasree Warrior, have all attributed mediation as a major component to their success and consider it as the biggest ingredient of whatever success they have had. .
Taking care of your body and mind by relaxing, exercising, healthy eating and getting enough sleep are all ways to improve your chances of success.
3. Build network
Networking often takes place in physical settings, for example in office or through industry associations. However, it can also be done formally by connecting with specific individuals that you want to meet via Facebook, email, LinkedIn, or other methods.
Building connections with the right people could be the key to taking your career to the next level.
Successful people realize the importance of networking. In fact, research has found that networking can lead to people performing better at work and increases the chance of landing a job. Networking helps successful people be more innovative.
4. Be productive and busy
Successful people rarely stay idle without achievement. People like Robert Moses was known to work more than 60 hours per work. Elon Musk works between 80 to 100 hours per week.
5. Reading books
According to Thomas Corley, author of Rich Habits, most successful people have habit of reading. And most researchers have found that high number of wealthier like to read. For example 86 percent of the wealthy love to read, 67 percent of rich people only watch TV for one hour or less per day, with only 6 percent of them watch educative channels, while 78 percent of the poor watch TV most of their time.
6. Know when to deny
Successful people realize that by refusing negativity and activities that waste time, they can focus on increasing their productivity. If they accept negativities, they will be too distracted and will not accomplish tasks that have to be done.
7. Write to-do lists the night before
Successful people are known for writing their to-do-lists the night before so that they are able to set priorities for the following day. They number their lists as well to identify which tasks are the most important.
8. Setting goals and visualize
In an research, Joel Brown interviewed a number of successful Entrepreneurs and found that ninety-five percent of them practice writing down their goals, plans, or visions for success on a regular basis. Mostly, they do this the night before, or first thing in the morning so that they are prepared to tackle the challenges that await them.
9. Money management
Successful people have gotten where they are because they were able to manage their finances well. This means that they invest their money wisely, look for new opportunities and set aside emergency funds. The most successful people set themselves up for success by preparing for emergency.