Apparently, successful people don’t ever FOMO.
Have you ever wondered how successful people are the way they are? Do you wish to know their magic formulae for their success? Here’s a sprinkling of advice from the likes of media princess Oprah Winfrey, SpaceX and Tesla king, the real life Tony Starks, Elon Musk, Virgin airlines founder Sir Richard Branson, the World’s richest man, Warren Buffet- successful people who have made it in life.
1. Successful People have a Plan
Always start the day with a plan. Don’t be over ambitious by having a long list of tasks for completion. Instead opt to cover one or two tasks a day. This way you’ll be successful in accomplishing what you had set out to do.
2. Successful People Read to Get Inspired
Elon Musk, the founder of Space-X and Tesla reads 4 hours a day. It is little wonder, how he is able to generate such wonderful ideas and put them into actionable work plan. Reading inspires people in many ways. It gives one the confidence to hold your own during interactions, speak your mind, engage in conversations to avoid awkward silence, enhance your vocabulary and the list goes on.
3. Successful People Make Health a Priority
True to the adage ‘you are what you eat’ successful people make health their priority by choosing to eat right. Staying active is also one of their priorities. Successful people engage in sporting activities that keep them young at heart.
4. Successful People Don’t Get Distracted
Having an unwavering focus is one of the mantras of successful people. They don’t compare their achievements with others or feel demoralised by others’ achievements. Instead they hold their own and work to achieving the goals that they had set for themselves.
5. Successful People Live Each Day as if it were their Last
What would be the single most important thing one would want to do if they knew that they had only a day to live? Well, successful people, live each day as if it would be their last. So time is not wasted on irrelevant and redundant activities that don’t add value to their lives. After prioritising what’s important to them, successful people put their plans into action.
6. Successful People Get Up Early
All you night owls out there please don’t be disheartened. One of the traits of successful people is getting up early. Research has shown that performance is at its peak around 2.5 to 4 hours after getting up. So successful people start the day with a good burst of energy and this sets the right tone for the rest of the day. They also look and feel the part and exude tremendous confidence.
7. Successful People Don’t Multi-task
Multi-tasking ability was all the rage in early 2000. However, human beings do not function effectively when multi-tasking. What’s better is to focus on the one task that you are doing and do it well- a mantra adopted by successful people.
8. Successful People Make Time for Hobbies
The adage ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’ is applicable to successful people. Despite being busy, these successful people make time for their hobbies. Their hobbies make their life more interesting. Even the world’s richest man Warren Buffet makes time to play the Ukelele.
9. Successful People Practice Stillness
Oprah Winfrey meditates and she feels that through meditation or by practicing stillness she has found true meaning in her life. Practising stillness helps to clear the clutter from our minds and makes way for pure and clean thoughts. It also makes people feel light and reduces the burden and worries that people carry around with them.
10. Successful People Embrace JOMO
Successful people change their fear of missing out (FOMO) to joy of missing out (JOMO). Whenever the opportunity arises, successful people enjoy moments of rootedness and celebrate being alone. It is a truly treasured time to reflect, ponder and enjoy one’s own company. So, instead of lamenting, one should rejoice the newfound freedom.
11. Successful People Give Back
Successful people are not individualistic, and tend to contribute to society by giving back their time, effort or money. They have a sense of communal well-being. The feel good factor and the well-wishes of those being helped can be counted as contributory factors for the success of these people.
