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15 Small Things Successful
People Do Every Day
Casey Imafidon
There are certain
people that come to your mind when you think about success.
Perhaps they are people
like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, or Larry Page.
Yet the frenzy around
these people can be so noisy that you start getting bewildered
on what it actually takes to
achieve success. The truth is that what successful people do daily,
the things that define them,
are actually discreet and little actions.
Here are fifteen small things
successful people do every day.
1. They focus on being
productive rather than being busy
According to Tim Ferris, the
author of the The 4-Hour Workweek,
“Slow down and remember this:
Most things make no difference.
Being busy is often a form of
mental laziness – lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.”
2. They wake up early
Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of
Fiat and Chrysler,
wakes up as early as 3:30am
to deal with the European market.
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple
Inc., starts his day as early as 4:30am to send emails.
Jeffrey Immelt, the CEO of
General Electric, says
he wakes up by 5:30am for his
daily workout routine.
3. They focus on being
with the best team
Renowned basketball coach
Phil Jackson said, “The strength of the team is each individual member. The
strength of each member is the team.” Successful people know
that they have to be with
people who will complement them.
Company and management expert
Ken Blanchard says, “None of us is as smart as all of us.”
4. They focus on making
small and continuous improvements
There is a concept that you
cannot eat an elephant all at once. You have to take it one bit
at a time.
Henry Ford once said, “Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small
pieces.”
5. They meditate
According to Oprah Winfrey on meditation, “the results have been
awesome.
Better sleep. Improved
relationships with spouses, children, coworkers.
Some people who once suffered
migraines don’t anymore.
Greater productivity and
creativity all around.” Successful people take time to meditate.
The founder of Def Jam,
Russell Simmons, says Transcendental meditation changed his life.
6. They take care of their
bodies
Regular exercise doesn’t only
keep the body physically healthy,
but also helps with your
mental state. The chief of Starwood Hotels & Resorts,
Frits van Paasschen, starts
at 6am and runs 10 miles per day.
President Barack Obama runs 3
miles or exercises 45 minutes per day, six days a week.
7. They have balanced
lives
To achieve wonderful things
in life, you need to maintain balance.
Successful people keep a
balance with making money, spending time with their family
and loved ones, and achieving
personal goals.
8. They focus on the positive
In his book, The Happiness Advantage, Shawn
Achor explains that a recent scientific study
showed that doctors who are
put in a positive mood before making a diagnosis
consistently experience
significant boosts to their intellectual abilities
compared with doctors in
a neutral state. Because of this, they are able to make accurate diagnoses
almost 20% faster. Successful people are always optimistic about situations.
9. They keep
track of their progress
Eminem, Oprah Winfrey, and
J.K Rowling all keep journals.
They are able to keep track
of their progress, set goals, reflect, and learn from their mistakes.
They understand that they
need a map to accomplish great things.
Sometimes, this notebook or
journal is the map they need.
10. They create their
success
They understand that they are
responsible for their success and that good luck
is not something that
magically happens. They know that you have to earn the right
to be successful. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill states, “You are the
master of your destiny.” You can influence, direct, and control your own
environment.
You can make your life what
you want it to be.
11. They
have successful friends
According to Jim Rohn, you
are the average of your five closest friends. Successful people
know this, and that is why
they keep company with mentors and other successful people. In Tribes by Seth Godin, you are
encouraged to find your tribe
and make a difference in all
of your lives.
12. They inspire others to
be successful as well
Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs
had a way of helping others to cultivate their creativity.
According to Steve Jobs,
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people
how they did something, they
feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it;
they just saw something.
It seemed obvious to them after awhile.”
13. They have a consistent
schedule
Rameet Chawla, founder of Fueled,
believes a consistent
schedule helps with prioritization and focusing on what is important.
With a consistent schedule,
you are better driven to achieve success.
14. They
have a detailed plan
Before leaving the office at
night, Kenneth Chenault, CEO of American Express,
writes down top three things he wants to
accomplish the next day.
He begins each day
with this list.
15. They never
procrastinate or make excuses
Mark Twain once said, “Eat a
live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen
to you the rest of the day.”
Successful people do not take chances,
they take action and get the
tough assignments done first.
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