If given 7 million-dollar habits of super achievers, what would you do? Build a new business? Start a non-profit? Create a legacy for your children? Whatever you choose, it’s all possible in your third act. Even if you’re retired, voluntarily or not. Even if you want to pursue a new passion. And what better advice can you get than from our friends over at Entrepreneur.com, the place where so many million dollar habits get discussed.
7 Million-Dollar Habits of Super Achievers
“What I’ve come to discover is that a good 90 percent of the interviewee’s credit their success to the persisting energy bolts of action that we call ‘habits.'”
– Joel Brown, entrpreneur.com
Okay you say to yourself, “I know all about habits being the foundation for success.” But which ones are really proven by guys and gals who are millionaires? Good question and the answers lie below.
Habit 1: Write Your ‘To Do’ List, the Night Before: The super-successful make it a habit of numbering their to-do lists and you can do this, too, by simply ordering the “Most Important” first, placing a BIG Number 1 or a Star next to the activity, marking the importance of getting the task done first thing in the morning.
Habit 2: The Mind, Body & Soul: Ninety percent of the super-successful practice some form of physical concentration time or health focused activity at some point in their day.Meditation seems to be a popular habit on the rise between the highly successful.
Habit 3: Goal-Setting & Visualization: Ninety-five percent of the successful achievers I have interviewed practice writing down their goals, plans, or vision for success on a regular basis.They usually practice this first thing in the morning to set their intentions and to prime their mental state to prepare them for a day of challenges on the road to success.
Habit 4: Gratitude & Positive Self-Talk: I’ve worked diligently on this one. In particular, the “positive self-talk” as we all bash ourselves far too often on a daily basis. But being grateful and focusing on the positive seems to be a common priority in the lives of the highly successful.
Habit 5: Self Development: The super-successful focus heavily on learning new skills, reading practical books and listening or watching podcasts, interviews and informational courses.
Habit 6: Networking: This is one habit I always hated. But once I realized that “your network determines your net worth,” I started practicing it. Make it a habit to work on building new bridges, collaborating, helping others, attending social events, getting back to people and being a man of you word.
Habit 7: Meetings & Accountability Sessions: Last, but not least, the seventh habit that was highly practiced by the uber successful was holding accountability calls each week and/or a coffee catch up with a mentor or business partner to hold each other accountable.
To read the whole post which also includes important “action steps,” go here. Let us know your thoughts. Are there additional practices you’ve adopted that helped you achieve your goals? Share with us below.
Do well.
