7 Million-Dollar Habits of the Super Successful

Habit 1: Write Your “To-Do List,” The Night
Before
The high achievers would write their to-do’s every
evening before dinner or bed so they were prepared for
the following day.
Prioritizing your “ To-Do ” list is the key to productivity
success.
Action step: The super-successful make it a habit of
numbering their to-do lists and you can do this, too, by
simply ordering the “Most Important” first, placing a BIG
Number 1 or a Star next to the activity, marking the
importance of getting the task done first thing in the
morning.
They then follow with the rest of the numbers, based
on importance as they work their way down the list.
Habit 2: The Mind, Body & Soul
Ninety percent of the super-successful practice some
form of physical concentration time or health focused
activity at some point in their day.
Meditation seems to be a popular habit on the rise
between the highly successful.
I was speaking to Deepak Chopra a few days ago and he
was explaining to me why meditation is so important. He
said that meditation increases the amount of rest you
would normally achieve through sleep and is almost
twice as effective as taking a nap.
Action step: Here are some of the most common
practices listed below:
05 - 10 Minutes* - Breathing Exercises
15 - 20 Minutes* - Meditation
20 - 30 Minutes* - Eating Healthy
20 - 60 Minutes* - Exercise ( The Gym, Skipping, Running,
Swimming, Cycling, Yoga )
*Time on average
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Habit 3: Goal-Setting and Visualization
Ninety-five percent of the successful achievers I have
interviewed practice writing down their goals, plans, or
vision for success on a regular basis.
They usually practice this first thing in the morning to
set their intentions and to prime their mental state to
prepare them for a day of challenges on the road to
success.
Multi-millionaire entrepreneur Grant Cardone even
mentioned to me that he writes his 10X goals out
multiple times during the day to stay focused on the
massive outcomes he desires.
Action step: Deepak Chopra told me to keep in mind
when you are setting your goals to:
- Stretch for more than you can reach.
- Make everything measurable.
- Get agreements from your team and supporters.
- Record your progress.
- And set time limits.
Habit 4: Gratitude and Positive Self Talk
Being grateful and focusing on the positive seems to be
a common priority in the lives of the highly successful.
Something truly amazing that the best-selling author and
neuroscientist Joe Dispenza shared with me is:
"If you’re saying affirmations like, 'I
am abundant, I am wonderful, I am
unstoppable,' but your emotional
state is in fear, then your body is in
opposition.
Thoughts are the language of the
brain and feelings are the language
of the body. Those thoughts will
bounce off because they aren’t
equal to the emotions of fear.
If a person feels gratitude, and has
practiced it over and over
authentically and they say
affirmations like, 'I am wonderful, I
am incredible, I am
unstoppable' and so on… and it
aligns with their autonomic nervous
system then this is where the real
power comes into play."
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Gratitudes are powerful, and a lot of people nowadays
are catching on to this.
Actions step: Practice three gratitudes a day between
you and a friend or partner, or just by yourself. Whatever
helps you to stick to this positive habit.
But....here's the key with sharing your gratitudes: You
must justify why you are grateful, this strengthens the
affect. So when you say your gratitude, do it this way: " I
am grateful for having my partner in my life because, he/
she always supports me and encourages me to follow my
dreams no matter what. " This reminds you why and has
a deeper affect in you than just a surface level
statement.
Related: 5 Triggers That Make New Habits Stick
Habit 5: Self Development
The super-successful focus heavily on learning new
skills, reading practical books and listening or watching
podcasts, interviews and informational courses.
During a conversation with the best selling author and
leadership coach Simon Sinek, he said:
“My work is never complete, we
wake up with a hunger to learn, and
no one is ever truly an expert.
Anyone who says, 'I’m an expert at
anything' has closed their mind to
the idea that they might not know
everything.
There’s always more to learn. I’ve
never considered myself an
expert. I’m always a student of
leadership. All the work is imperfect
and all the learning is continuous.”
Action Step: If you can read 20 full pages a day, or even
listen to an hour-long audio/podcast, that roughly equals
more than 36+ books a year of new knowledge. Wow! (I
learned that one from entrepreneur and habits
coach James Clear .)
Habit 6: Networking
The high achievers know and live by the saying, “Your
network determines your net worth.”
So they make it a habit to work on building new bridges,
collaborating, helping others, attending social events,
getting back to people and being a man (or woman) of
their word.
Action Step: Make it a habit to meet at least one new
person a day or making one follow up/catch up a day.
Habit 7: Meetings and Accountability
Sessions
Last, but not least, the seventh habit that was highly
practiced by the uber successful was holding
accountability calls each week and/or a coffee catch up
with a mentor or business partner to hold each other
accountable.
Action Step: Find someone who is on a similar level to
you in life and make a commitment between you and
your accountability partner to hold a catch-up call or
meeting once a week to share your achievements,
struggles, new goals and what you have learned from
the previous week.
This is a great way to stay motivated, knowing that you
will have to come clean to your accountability buddy if
you haven’t been sticking to your goals and habits.
As you can see there isn’t just one key habit that plays
it’s part in the life of a successful high achiever. Many
daily actions are in play.
If you are new to these habits then I would recommend
starting with two to three habits and making them easy,
short sessions so you don't shock yourself out of the
commitment. Just know: Naturally this will feel
uncomfortable to you until you can solidify it as a hard
wired habit in your unconscious.
The key is to commit to at least two to three months of
continuous implementation as your body adjusts to the
new life you are creating and the habits you
are conditioning.
Enjoy the process and make sure you throw in some fun
habits, that focus on your mind body and soul also as
balance is key to staying sane during this process.