Daily Habits Of Successful People: It s All About Routine

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These habits help contribute to their success... Habit of making a list before t
he day begins.
1. Plan Your Day The Night Before
Every minute spent in planning saves 10 minutes in execution. Sit down with a pi
ece of paper and write down everything that you need to do the coming day. If fo
r any reason you don t do this, it should be the first thing you do every morning.
When you write a list you have a track to run on.
Writing a list clarifies your thinking and goals
Writing down a list forces you to think at a higher level
If you start working from a list you increase you output 25% each day.
One of the habits of millionaires is that they start their day working from a li
st.
2. Set Priorities On Your List Before You Start The Day
Work from the 80/20 rule. If you have 10 items on your list of things to do, two
will be the more important than all of the other items put together.
Go down your list and answer the question, If I were to be called out of town for
a month, what are the most important tasks that I must accomplish?
Once you identify these most important tasks, it brings us to the final step in
starting your day.
3. Complete The Most Important
Begin immediately on your most
completion.
All success in life comes from
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Task First
important task and focus on it and only it until
project completion and living a life of good habi
projects.

A project with multiple tasks is called a multi-task job . This means that there ar
e several smaller jobs to complete the larger job. Organize your jobs by sequenc
e in a checklist and start on you most important project.
Complete the smaller jobs in you project, until the entire project is complete.
This process is called single handling and it s one of the most powerful things that
you can use in managing your time. You can increase your productivity by 50% by
planning, starting and completing your most important tasks every single day.
Conclusion
If you can develop these habits of successful people and do those three things,
plan your day the night before, organize your tasks in order of importance, and
complete your most important task first thing during your day. You will increase
your productivity overnight.
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An effective way for you to complete your most important tasks is to make a list
.
The things that matter most must never be at the mercy of the things that matter
least.
The main thing is to make the main thing the main thing.
Every minute spent in planning saves ten minutes in execution.
Make a list before you start to ensure that when you do begin work, you will sta
y focused on that activity that can have the greatest possible consequences for

yourself and your business.

Keep asking yourself,
What s really important here?
Your ability to ask and answer thi
s question will keep you on track and stay focused throughout the day.
Think On Paper
Writing things down is absolutely essential for you to be able to take control o
f the situation during the emergency or crisis. Before you take any action, make
a list of everything that you have to do to solve the problem and get through t
he crunch.
In 1342 a.d., the philosopher William of Occam developed a concept that has come
to be known as Occam s Razor. This principle says that, in dealing with any probl
em or complex issue, the simplest and most direct explanation or solution is usu
ally the correct one. What this means is that you should refuse to allow yoursel
f to become overwhelmed with trivia and detail. Stay focused and start off by tr
ying the simplest possible solution.
Make A List
At the beginning of your day, make a list of everything that you have to do duri
ng that day. Go over the list and number the top seven items. Ask yourself,
If I c
ould do only one thing on this list today, which one task would it be? Put a
1 next to
that task or activity. Repeat this exercise until you have your major tasks org
anized from one to seven to help you stay focused throughout your day.
Then, discipline yourself to start immediately on your number one task and to wo
rk at it with single-minded concentration until it is complete. Refuse to do any
thing else but that one thing. If you are called away or distracted, immediately
return to that task, like a gyroscope returns to center, and begin working on i
t again. Invariably, this one task can have the greatest potential consequences
in your job or situation.
Develop Effective Time Management Skills To Stay On Track
During crunch time, keep asking yourself key questions: What is really important
in this situation? Of all the things I could do, if I could do only one thing,
what would it be? What does this situation need of me that only I can contribute
?
Here are the two best questions to keep you on track. The first is, What can I, an
d only I, do that if done well, will make a real difference? The second question,
which you must ask and answer over and over again, is:
What is the most valuable u
se of my time right now?
Whatever your answers to these questions, discipline yourself to work on that pr
iority, and only that, until it is complete. When you stay focused and concentra
te on your highest priorities, you become more productive and effective in helpi
ng yourself and your company out of the crisis.