HABITS FOR SUCCESS

Success is often curved out of building a series of practices day-in, day-out. It's the little things that we do on a daily basis that make us who we are in the long-term. 'Practice makes perfect,' its often said. Practice connoting habit and action in all the goals set out to be achieved. 
Here are some habits that help in attaining success:

(i) Talk about ideas.
 Spend time with others talking about ideas and positive things you can create. Talk about about the world, and refrain from talking about too many useless negative things that waste energy. 

(ii) Surround yourself with successful people.
Avoid people that will distract your work and destroy your dream. Instead have only happy, positive people who challenge you to improve yourself and always ready to support you. 

 (iii) Keep a daily journal.
 Keeping a journal and reflecting on your daily experiences is one of the best ways to ingrain experiences and life lessons in your mind each and every day.

It's best writing in a journal twice a day. In the morning before you start your day; to get your juices flowing and get some positive words down on paper, and at night before going to bed; to get your overflowing thoughts down on paper and to take note of what you have learnt. 

For those who don’t like writing, mindfulness meditation is recommended.  

(iv) Keep learning.

Invest time and energy into continually learning and developing new skills. It can be through reading, videos and mentoring. It helps inspire your mind and creates a flow of ideas.

(v)  Express gratitude.
If someone does something nice for you, or you find yourself in a fortunate situation, be thankful and express your gratitude. Be genuinely thankful for any help you get no matter how small.

(vi) Make sacrifices.
Get in the habit of sacrificing things that you may like in your life, for things that will help you become successful. Focus on things that will help in your development and growth.

(vii) Be positive.
Always remain positive and think positively. Never let negative thoughts creep into your mind.

(viii) Work hard.
If you work harder than everyone else, success can’t hide from you. Make it an habit of working harder than your competition.

If your habits are those of a successful, happy, productive, hard-working person, there’s no way you can’t be successful.

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." - Aristotle.