6 Daily Habits of Successful People (June 2020)

6 Daily Habits of Successful People (June 2020) 6 Daily Habits of Successful People in 2020 Image Source: iStockOFTEN, success is a matter of habit. Naturally, you can go a long way by having a standout, innovative, world-changing idea helps, but to make it a business success and turn it into something lasting requires intense focus and determination, which is usually  achievable only by a rigorous application of mindset and behaviour. Here are just six of the typical daily habits of successful people from throughout history. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1.  They wake up early“I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.”JONATHAN Swift’s wordsâ€"like Benjamin Franklin’s “early to bed, early to rise” quoteâ€"resonate with all the most successful people.Getting up early is the first on our list of daily habits of successful people, because it is the first thing you do every day. Generally speaking,  humans are wired to perform best in the morning, so  the earlier you start, the more productive your day w ill be.Notable early risers include Apple CEO Tim Cook, author John Grisham, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and former President George W Bush.Mornings for these people consist of pre-dawn workouts, bike rides or newspaper/email catchups, before hitting the office no later than 8.30am.2. They Set and Review Targets“RENAME your ‘To-Do’ list to your ‘Opportunities’ list. Each day is a treasure chest filled with limitless opportunities; take joy in checking many off your list,” wrote the renowned behavioural science academic and author, Steve Maraboli.His  words are aimed at opening people’s eyes to how the daily habits of successful people  include  unfailing focus on targets and goals,  and rigorously working towards their completion.They will constantly review and refresh their ‘to do’ lists of immediate priority items, all the while never losing sight of their medium and long-term goals.All of the  items, whether on  the  short-, medium- and long-term objectives li sts, are not isolatedâ€"they are an indivisible eco-system. Successful people understand that successâ€"whether in life or in businessâ€"is  a static process.Writing or reviewing and revising these lists early in the morningâ€"or  the evening beforeâ€"helps to ensure that you are always prepared to accommodate any of the fresh and unexpected challenges that the day can throw at you. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 3.  They networkThe richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work. Marinate on that for a minute.â€" Robert T. Kiyosaki (@theRealKiyosaki) April 8, 2014ROBERT  T Kiyosaki has over a million followers on Twitter. With a timeline  that is like a fast-flowing  torrent of wisdomâ€"including such pearls as the above observationâ€"this is unsurprising. Kiyosaki’s words tap  into the importance of networking to maintain and enhance personal and professional profile.Networking helps successful people avoid complacency, and keeps them open for new opportunities and innovations. It’s  a  variant on ‘lifelong learning’. The networks of the wealthiest people are always growing. But these networks don’t grow themselves.As Dr Ivan Misner once wrote: “You have to be visible in the community. You have to get out there and connect with people. It’s not called net-sitting, or net-eating. It’s called networking. You have to work at it.”4.  They Read“I find TV  very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”THE words of US comedy legend Groucho Marx touch upon how the tendency among  the  most successful people to shy  away from an excess of  television in favour of the pleasures of a good book.Nowadays, we’re aware that is scientifically  proven to be more than a simple  matter of preference. Researchers have demonstrated that  reading fiction actually improves brain function on a variety of levels.A study published in 2014, Short- and Lo ng-Term Effects of a Novel on Connectivity in the Brain, found that reading a novel improved the reader’s ability to put themselves in another person’s shoes, for example.It’s no surprise  that reading for at least 30 minutes a day is one of the most common  daily habits of successful people. Reading has demonstrable benefits for  vocabulary and writing, and the analytical prowess of the brain, to name just a  few things. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 5.  They Meditate“It burns off stress, [and]  gives me fresh eyes to clarify whats really going on…”SOME  of the world’s most successful business people use meditation, especially the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique popularised by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.Among  the world’s most prominent  proponents of TM are  broadcaster icon and media mogul Oprah Winfrey (who introduced it into her workplace… and watched as  productivity soared); billionaire investment banker  Ray Dalio;  and Rick Goings , chief executive of global plastics storage giant Tupperware.Goings openly discusses  how he uses TM because  it “not only burns off stress, but gives me fresh eyes to clarify what’s really going on and what really matters”.6.  They  Save“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people that they don’t like.”IT POSSIBLY seems like an obvious point, but saving is one of the regular or even daily habits of successful people. Wealthy entrepreneurs and business leaders  are, generally, really smart about their personal finances.Will Rogers’ observation  above was made in the early 20th century, but it remains almost uncannily relevant.Most truly successful people  will use money not to surround themselves with the  trappings of success, but reinvest it in their business to ensure actual growth, success and enrichment, as well as consistently saving a percentage of everything that they earn.The most successful people ten d to  have avoided personal loans, mortgages or other forms of personal credit early in their lives, waiting until they have sufficient cash to actually afford to buy things.