Assuming that there are many types of “success”, depending on how each of us understands it (work, family, social, personal and so on and so forth), we must still admit one thing: what we commonly define “people of success “have adopted a way of doing, working, relating to situations, with many points in common .
Here we will try to consider the common traits and habits that have given their life and work an edge.
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE: NOT SUPERHEROES, BUT INDIVIDUALS WHO FOLLOW PRECISE RULES OF BEHAVIOR.
Successful people, i.e. those who manage to achieve great goals in life, always have in common:
- Specific goals: in life you need to know what you want, without being too influenced by others, and try to have clear ideas to make it happen. The goals of successful people are always SMART (English acronym which translated means: precise, measurable, achievable, meaningful and appropriate). Yes, because setting unattainable goals makes no sense, and it only makes us waste precious time.
- Concentration: successful people do not lose sight of their goals, do not get distracted, work with method and organization on their projects. In practice, successful people are productive! And to be productive it is not strictly necessary to work 10 hours a day, but to devote yourself carefully to your tasks, reserving “quality” time.
- Skills: obviously, a necessary condition to achieve goals is to have specific preparation, and never hold back when it comes to learning, getting information, trying to create new skills and, if you are not in a position to do so, surround yourself with people who they possess these skills. Working with a good team is essential.
- Self-discipline: to make the most of their abilities and succeed in their intentions, successful people give themselves precise rules, do the things that need to be done, work hard and, above all, never put off what they don’t like to do. To be successful in any field, you need to be little indulgent with yourself and impose rules to always respect.
- Awareness of one’s mistakes: we all make mistakes , no one excluded, and when we do we must be aware of it, admit it and draw inspiration from it to avoid making the same missteps in the future. Successful people admit their mistakes, learn from them and move forward determined not to repeat them. Excessive self-confidence brings only problems: making mistakes is human but, since persevering is diabolical, it would be appropriate to take advantage of our mistakes to draw lessons from them.
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE: WHAT DON’T THEY DO?
Perhaps, to understand how to succeed in life, it would be easier to try to understand what should not be done, because often prohibitions work more than advice. Know that successful people:
- They never postpone: we are all more or less forced to do things we would rather not do, and we tend to postpone them as much as possible. Even successful people, like everyone, do not like to do many things, but they do them, not because they try to please them: they just do them, at the right time. A famous proverb says: “never put off what you could do today until tomorrow”. The postponement until tomorrow could make us miss many important opportunities. Don’t forget it.
- They are not afraid of change: successful people are ready to accept every new opportunity, even if this involves leaving the reassuring daily menage. Often we do not accept new and stimulating opportunities, just because we do not feel ready, we do not feel at ease and we are afraid of changing our comfortable habits: this is unfortunately the best way to get to a standstill, and not go forward or back. Often great opportunities force us to disrupt our everyday life, and having the courage to do so makes a difference.
- They do not rest on their laurels: reaching goals is important, and it is equally important to enjoy the “moments of glory”, but we must not stop, and derive enthusiasm from our own satisfactions to move forward and set new starting points. Never being happy or better, being happy for a while but then aiming higher is very important to ensure that our path continues for the best.
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