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5 Daily Habits of Highly Successful People

KimanziConstable(/profile/kimanziconstable)

February23,2016

Weallknowthathabitscaneitherhelporhurtyoursuccessinlife.Badhabits(http://www.success.com/article/rohnthe4powerfulwaysto
changeabadhabit)canfesterandgrowintoalifestylethattakesyouawayfromthethingsyouwanttodoandgoodhabits
(http://www.success.com/article/howtoreplaceyourbadhabitswithgoodones)canhelpyoucreatealifethatsfullofactionandaccomplishment.
Ifyouweretolookatsomeoneyourespect,someonewhossuccessful,youwouldseethattheyspendeachdaydoingthethingsthathelpthem
accomplishtheirbiggestgoals(http://www.success.com/article/10stepstoachieveanygoal).Thisisnttosaytheyreperfectbecausenooneis
butdespitethethingsthatarenotperfectintheirlives,theycontinuetomakemovesthathaveapositiveimpact.Anditstartswiththeirdaily
habits.
Related:Education&ExperienceDontGuaranteeSuccessAttitude&HabitsDo(http://www.success.com/mobile/article/education
experiencedontguaranteesuccessattitudehabitsdo)
Now,whilewecanallstudysuccessfulhabits,itsmeaninglessifwedontimplementthatknowledge.Soherearefivedailyhabitsofhighly
successfulpeople(http://www.success.com/article/whatthemostsuccessfulpeopledobeforebreakfast)habitsyoucanadopttocreatethelife
youtrulywanttolive:

1. Successful people plan out their day the night before.

Itseasytogetofftrackwhenyoudonthaveaplan.Withoutplanningwhatyourdaywilllooklike,youwakeupnotknowingwhatyouwanttodoor
accomplish.Successfulpeoplespendalittletimethenightbeforegivingthemselvescleargoalsforthenextday.Thentheywakeupandgodown
theirlist.
Lifedoesntalwaysworkoutasplanned,butwithaplan,youcanadjustwithoutlosingmomentum.

2. Successful people read books to get inspired.

2. Successful people read books to get inspired.

Readingisanessentialelementinsuccess(http://www.success.com/article/rohnreadallthebookstoriseabovetheordinary)bookscontainso
muchknowledge.ApparentlyElonMuskwouldreadatleastfourhoursadaygrowingup.Fourhours.Andlookhowsuccessfulhebecame.
Related:The5BestbutUnheardOfSuccessBooks(http://www.success.com/blog/the5bestbutunheardofsuccessbooksillbet
you1youdontknowthem)
Thereisntnecessarilyadefinedlengthastohowmuchtimeyoushouldbereading,butformingadailyreadinghabitwillexpandyourknowledge
andhelpyouonyourjourneytosuccess.

3. Successful people make their health a priority.

Whatyoueatandhowmuchyouexerciseaffectseveryareaofyourlife.Successfulpeopleusetheirexerciseasatimetoresetandplan.Andthey
makesmartfoodchoices(http://www.success.com/article/thesubtlebutpowerfullinkbetweenfoodandsuccess)thatwillgivethemtheenergy
theyneedtoaccomplisheverythingontheirdailytodolist.
Related:Food,Sleep,Exercise:WhyYouSeriouslyNeedAll3toBeSuccessful(http://www.success.com/article/foodsleepexercise
whyyouseriouslyneedall3tobesuccessful)
So,whatsfordinner?Isthegymonyourtodolist?Choosewisely.

4. Successful people dont get distracted by what other people are doing.
Otherpeoplesjourneystosuccesscanbeinspiringyoucanlearnsomuchabouttheirmistakes,theirvictories,whattodo,whatnottodo.Butif
youstartcomparingyourprogresstotheirs,insteadofusingtheirstoriesasinspiration,youcanfeeljealous,stressed,unworthy.
Successfulpeoplerealizetheirjourneyisuniqueandcantbecompared.Sodontgetstuckinthecomparisontrap
(http://www.success.com/article/4stepstostopcomparingyoursuccesstoothers)stayfocusedonyourwhy.

5. Successful people live each day as if it were the last.

Lifeisbusy,itschaotic,andsoyoutendtowanttofocusonthefuturewealldoit,worryaboutwhatsnext.Butwhileplanningisimportant,sois
livingbeingfullypresent.
Lifeisshort,andtheresnoguaranteeastowhenitwillend.Successfulpeople(http://www.success.com/article/4secretsofinsanelysuccessful
people)liveeachdayasifitweretheirlastandmakethemostoutofeachmomentandsoshouldyou.
Whenyoulookatabiggoal(http://www.success.com/article/rohn4tipsforsettingpowerfulgoals),itscommontogetfrustratedattheenormityof
whatyouretryingtoaccomplish.Ifyouwakeupeachdaydeterminedtospenditforminggoodhabits,yougiveyourselfabetterchanceatsuccess.
Sousethesefivehabitsasastartingplacetobuildwhateverasuccessfullifemeanstoyou.
Related:16RichHabits(http://www.success.com/article/16richhabits)

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HerdsPlaPlsdttir 2hoursago

Greatarticle.Ilike#1,abouttheplans!
ThatiswhyIwrotethisfewmonthsback:http://herdispala.com/makeap...

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Micahel 3hoursago

Goodread!I'malreadydoingallthesesoIknowI'monmywaytogreatness!
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CashQueens 20hoursago

Lovethesefivehabits,putsosuccinctly,theysoundlikethey'resimpletouse!StayingfocusedisaloteasiersaidthandoneIfind.
Though,withpractice,thefocusbecomeseasier,especiallywiththeconceptofputtingaplantogetherthenightbeforeyourday.Thisplan
Ifind,allowsyoutoworkreallydiligentlyontheonetopicyouhavesetdownfor9am,thenitgivesyoupermissiontostopwhenthenext
scheduledtaskarises,evenifthefirstoneisn'tquitefinishedyet.Scheduleittooccuragaintomorrow,orlaterintheday.
Ifindtoo,thatlisteningtoaudibleselfdevelopmentbookswhenI'mdrivingisagreatwaytofitinmorebooksaweek(yes,I'mabookaholic
andusuallyhaveatleasttwoaweekonthego,oneselfdevelopmentorbusinesslearningsandtheotherpurelyescapismorabiography
ofasuccessfulperson).
Thankyoufortheinsight

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Yanglish adayago

"Don'taimforsuccessifyouwantitjustdowhatyouloveandbelievein,anditwillcomenaturally."
DavidFrost
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JesperSeestMogensen adayago

Thatisforsure"rules"toliveby!
Wouldnotbewithoutmydaily"fix"ofselfimprovement,thatbeinganaudioorachapterinabook.

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lancasterjoe 2daysago

Ibelieveinallformsofselfdevelopment.IdidanMLMformanyyears,andlearnedmuch.ThereIsignedupforweeklytapes(laterCDs!)
andabookamonth.WhenIleftthat,IrealizedIwasdoingwell,onsomeoneelse'shabitsNowonmyown,Ineedtogetitbackingear.
Butcertainly,somekindofcontinuousselfimprovementisamust.

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MikeValkenaar>lancasterjoe adayago

I'vehearditsaidthatnetworkmarketingisapersonaldevelopmentcoursewithacompplan.Coolthatyoulearnedallthose
lessons.Whatisthebusinessyouownnow?

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lancasterjoe>MikeValkenaar 8hoursago

HiMike.Thanksforthepositiveremark:)WellatthetimeIwassubscribingtoallthosebooks,audios,etc,Iwaswith
AMWAY!I'vebeenoutofit,anddrivingtrucks,buthaveneverforgotten.Istillreadselfhelpbookstokeepuptopar,
especiallytokeepupwithnewInternetrelatedupdates.OnethingIWILLsaythough,isifyoucangetyourhandsonsome
realoldbookssuchas"HowIRaisedMyselfFromFailuretoSuccessinSelling"byFrankBettger.Also"HowtoWin
FriendsandInfluencePeople"byDaleCarnegie,andsoon:)

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NkanyisoMngadi>lancasterjoe 2hoursago

Ihavealsobeentoldthatnetworkmarketingisapersonaldevelopmentcourse,Ihavebeeninitforafewmonths
nowandithaschallengedmetothecore.
Besidethefun,freedomandfulfilmentatourcompanyI'mgrowinginfollowingareas:
I'mmorecommunityorientatedthanindividuality,Ihavedevelopedan"actnowsyndrome"(ifnotmethenwho,ifnot
nowthenwhen).

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MikeValkenaar>lancasterjoe 5hoursago

Hey,thatsoundsinteresting.Itsoundslikeyouhavesomeexperience.I'dlovetoconnectwithyouandkeepour
professionalrelationshipgoing.It'sgoodtoknowpeoplewho"havebeenthere".

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DavidM 3daysago

Itsworthnotingthatinspirationcomesinmanyformsotherthanbookslikereadingblogposts,watchingvideos,podcasts,andmusic.As
longasthecontentincreasesyourknowledgeorencouragesyoutotakeactionitisworthconsuming.
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joolino>DavidM 3daysago

Yesverymuch.

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