Have you read many books and articles about success and successful people, and you got acquainted with the plans of many successful and rich people, but came back empty-handed at the end? Here is the solution, we came to you today with a magic mixture of 8 ingredients that will undoubtedly lead you to success, as this mixture consists of 8 common things; Successful people around the world have it, but beware, success is not easy, as you must persist in doing these eight things in order for our magic recipe to work, and now read and try for yourself and tell us the result later.
Here are the eight valuable habits:
1- Be busy
A while ago came out to us an academic article that examined the practical habits of more than a hundred and fifty people of the greatest and most famous writers, artists, and scientists in the world.
This article found that all of them follow a relentless pace of work, as this text was mentioned in the article:
“Sooner or later,” Pritchett wrote, “great men all become alike; They never stop working so that they waste not a single minute. It's really frustrating. '
On the other hand, Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer, while researching the lives of LBJ and Robert Moses, found that working 60 to 65 hours a week is nothing strange.
In another study conducted on a group of general managers in the industry, John Kotter stated that many of them work between 60 to 65 hours per week, which is equivalent to at least six days, knowing that that energy or ability to work hard and long hours are not short Managers only have this habit among many strong personalities, so energy and strength is one of the many most important advantages of those who seek to build a strong and successful life.
2- Learn to say "no"
Warren Buffett once said, “The difference between successful and (very) successful people is that (very) successful people say“ no ”to almost everything, which gives them time to achieve much, much more.
In addition, Csikszentmihalyi mentioned a note in his book Creativity that there are a number of most successful characters.
In the world they refused his request to be mentioned in this book, just because they were busy with their own projects as they did not have time to help him in his project.
Success in achieving something requires concentration, and focus means saying "no" to anything that distracts you.
3- Know your value
In his Managing Oneself article, Pete Drucker was clear: Ignore your weaknesses and keep developing your strengths.
While identifying opportunities to develop yourself, don't waste time inventing areas for which you do not have the required skill or competency.
Instead, focus on building your own strengths, which means knowing who you are, what you want and what you excel at.
4- Create a network of relationships
No one gets to the top alone, and those who are at the center of a network of relationships benefit the most.
Paul Erdos is an undeniable value in the world of mathematics, but how did Paul Erdos become the center of the mathematics world? He was giving, inspiring, giving so much to others that made everyone around him better.
5- Create good luck on your own
Luck is not a magical thing, there is a science and a way to do it, so it is examined Richard Wiseman, a group of lucky people in his book The Luck Factor, explained that there are some characters who are more fortunate, because they act in a way that increases their chance of getting better opportunities, through resilience, and optimism.
But the most important question remains: Does applying these principles to your life really work? Wiseman founded the "School of Fortune" to test those ideas and found that this was indeed a success; Overall, Wiseman found 80% of people who attended "school of fortune" increased their luck, on average, by more than 40%.
6- Be persistent
Intelligence and creativity are very great things, but they cannot strengthen your resolve when it is tough on you, unless there is a strong desire within you that presses you and pushes you towards continuing.
This is what we call persistence, which is one of the pillars of success. Researchers have found that the best predictor of success is students ’possession of a non-cognitive, non-psychological trait known as“ perseverance and a passion for long-term goals. ”Howard Gardner also studied a number of the greatest geniuses of all time, and found that“ Perseverance ”was a trait they all shared.
Where he found that when they do fail, they don't waste much time lamenting and blaming; Instead, they view this failure as a mere learning experience, and they seek to benefit from its lessons, as this was evident in the aphorism of French Jean Monnet: “I regard every defeat as an opportunity”.
7- Make great mistakes
Failure is a necessary thing, losers want to hear it because it makes them feel better about their past mistakes.
The winners use it to overcome their missteps and how they can learn from them.
Always experiment, Peter Sims explains in his book Little Bets that it is mindset and convictions that make a big difference, and that willingness to spend 5-10% of your time doing experiments will, in the long run, help a person be more creative and entrepreneurial.
8- Find someone to guide you
As we said earlier, you cannot walk alone, it is very difficult to rely on books only, and it is difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction on the Internet.
So, you need someone to show you the end of the thread, be there for advice and a source of inspiration and knowledge.
Best regards.