Here, we will discuss some good habits to have to be more successful in life.
a) Start Day with Meditation- Meditation in the early morning is always beneficial. This practice helps us to place ourselves in the present moment. Consequently, it enables us to be mindful of challenging situations during the day. Meditation helps us to remain calm before taking on the challenges in our daily life. This helps us to devise strategies and think about ideas. Meditation is a good habit to develop if we want to be connected to what is significant in our life.
a) Smile- A smile is a good habit to have if we want to find spiritual, emotional, and mental peace of mind. Smiling induces the release of molecules that function towards fighting stress. The physiological state of our body determines the state of our mind. When we slouch or frown, our mind takes cues relating to unhappiness and depression. However, once we adjust ourselves by putting on a smile, we begin to feel a new level of excitement and vibrancy.
Healthy Breakfast- Starting our day with a healthy breakfast and within a schedule time is a good habit to have and forms a crucial part of our life. If we want to become more successful, we need to “break our fast” with healthy foods every morning. This habit is not difficult to form if we usually rush out the door every single morning. We can wake up earlier to fix ourselves a meal so we do not break down during the day.
b) Regular Exercise- To keep ourselves healthy we need to do exercise on a daily basis. One of the good habits to have is to exercise our body and muscles on a daily basis. We do not have to run a marathon or lift tons of weights. This exercise can be of any form Jogging, Yoga, swimming etc. depending on permissible age we need to do it on a regular basis. We need to engage in activities that oxygenate the blood in our body. So, it is advisable to do regular exercise and at least for half an hour every day.
c) Manage Time- Another good habit is the act of managing our time effectively. This goes a long way toward impacting our achievement. Time management is what separates the successful one from the rest of the world as we all possess the same amount of time. How we leverage time determines our potential to succeed in life.
d) Set Goals with Intentions- Everyone has to set goals, whether they relate to business or personal life. The truth is we are all tending towards a particular direction. Nevertheless, while long-term goals can offer us direction, it is our daily goals that help us to develop short-term goals that are essential for our success. Long-term goals may not give us the motivation we need to keep on, but when we implement our short-term milestones daily, we become fired up and we can overcome the challenges that come with taking on bigger tasks.
e) Save Steadily, Invest with All Prudence- We must invest our funds and be wise with them. If we pay attention to this now, we will set ourselves up for a life of success in the future. Ensure we save at least six months in our emergency account so we can be prepared for any future emergency.
f) Budget and Track Spending- Budgeting is a good habit and it can impact our financial life significantly. The money we spend on extravagant lifestyles can be saved and invested in our future instead. It is easy to discard little expenses, but the truth is they always add up. This happens when we fail to budget. So, it is always better to budget our expenses.
The main challenge with forming good habits is to be disciplined. To be persistent and work on them every day until they form part of our daily routine is no easy task. That is basically what differentiates successful people from the rest. Our degree of success is strongly tied to how disciplined we are with our habits. Luck can only find us if we are there every day on the window display.
However, there are a few important tricks that can smooth our way. Starting small is always good advice. Both in the quantity of new habits we want to form and in the quantity in which we can measure each habit. We should not try to form more than 3 new habits at the same time. On the other hand, when possible, always try to use quantities that can help us accomplish little specific goals. For example, “50 push-ups”, “read 10 pages”, “write 1 page”, “eat a fruit”, “meditate 5 minutes”, etc.
Finding a good time spot in our daily schedule for each one of them will also help. As explained above with the morning routine example, scheduling habits tends to work very well with stacking them continuously. When we are in the habit of doing 2 or 3 things in a row, it becomes easier to add a 4th one after them.