10 HABITS OF EVERY SUCCESSFUL MAN.

1. Focus on commitment,
not motivation.
Just how committed are you to your goal?
How important is it for you, and what are
you willing to sacrifice in order to achieve
it? If you find yourself fully committed,
motivation will follow.
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2. Seek knowledge, not
results.
If you focus on the excitement of
discovery, improving, exploring and
experimenting, your motivation will
always be fueled. If you focus only on
results, your motivation will be like
weather—it will die the minute you hit a
storm. So the key is to focus on the
journey, not the destination. Keep thinking
about what you are learning along the
way and what you can improve.
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3. Make the journey fun.
It’s an awesome game! The minute you
make it serious, there’s a big chance it will
start carrying a heavy emotional weight
and you will lose perspective and become
stuck again.
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4. Get rid of stagnating
thoughts.
Thoughts influence feelings and feelings
determine how you view your work. You
have a lot of thoughts in your head, and
you always have a choice of which ones to
focus on: the ones that will make you
emotionally stuck (fears, doubts) or the
ones that will move you forward
(excitement, experimenting, trying new
things, stepping out of your comfort
zone)
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5. Use your imagination.
Next step after getting rid of negative
thoughts is to use your imagination. When
things go well, you are full of positive
energy, and when you are experiencing
difficulties, you need to be even more
energetic. So rename your situation. If you
keep repeating I hate my work, guess
which feelings those words will evoke?
It’s a matter of imagination! You can
always find something to learn even from
the worst boss in the world at the most
boring job. I have a great exercise for you:
Just for three days, think and say positive
things only. See what happens.
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6. Stop being nice to
yourself.
Motivation means action and action brings
results. Sometimes your actions fail to
bring the results you want. So you prefer
to be nice to yourself and not put yourself
in a difficult situation. You wait for the
perfect timing, for an opportunity, while
you drive yourself into stagnation and
sometimes even into depression. Get out
there, challenge yourself, do something
that you want to do even if you are afraid.
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7. Get rid of distractions.
Meaningless things and distractions will
always be in your way, especially those
easy, usual things you would rather do
instead of focusing on new challenging
and meaningful projects. Learn to focus
on what is the most important. Write a list
of time-wasters and hold yourself
accountable to not do them.
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8. Don’t rely on others.
You should never expect others to do it
for you, not even your partner, friend or
boss. They are all busy with their own
needs. No one will make you happy or
achieve your goals for you. It’s all on you.
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9. Plan.
Know your three steps forward. You do
not need more. Fill out your weekly
calendar, noting when you will do what
and how. When-what-how is important to
schedule. Review how each day went by
what you learned and revise what you
could improve.
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10. Protect yourself from
burnout.
It’s easy to burn out when you are very
motivated. Observe yourself to recognize
any signs of tiredness and take time to
rest. Your body and mind rest when you
schedule relaxation and fun time into your
weekly calendar. Do diverse tasks, keep
switching between something creative
and logical, something physical and still,
working alone and with a team. Switch
locations. Meditate, or just take deep
breaths, close your eyes, or focus on one
thing for five minutes.
You lack motivation not because you are
lazy or don’t have a goal. Even the biggest
stars, richest businesspeople or the most
accomplished athletes get lost sometimes.
What makes them motivated is the
curiosity about how much better or faster
they can get. So above all, be curious, and
this will lead you to your goals and
success.
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