The secrets of unbelievably successful people

Successful people work much harder and much longer than the average worker (Unsplash.com)

We’ve all seen them, the ones who ooze confidence and know all the answers to your questions. Find out how they do it.

Successful people are not your average Joes. They’re different. They do things differently and think differently too. Successful people have a goal in mind and will work smartly to achieve it.

Here are key habits successful people exhibit that set them apart from the rest:

They have one plan and stick to it

If you have one plan you’ll work harder to achieve the goals you set out; a backup plan creates a backdoor for you to escape through just in case you don’t succeed with your initial plan. You’ll always be aware of Plan B and it can make you lazy. Also, the second option lacks something that the first plan doesn’t.

Having a plan or a goal and sticking to it will naturally make you work harder and smarter to achieve it. The plan will require your full attention and commitment because you know that if it fails, that’s all there is.
Moral of the story: There is no Plan B.

Successful people aren’t afraid of work 

Average workers are average because they have average skills. If you want to be excellent you have to put in the effort to be excellent. The only way you can achieve this is to go the extra mile and do more than what’s expected. Are you prepared to work the hours that no one else is for the sake of mastering your art? You can be good with a little effort. And you can be really good with a little more effort. Greatness needs a great amount of work.

‘The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra’ – Jimmy Johnson

Office hours don’t matter 

Putting in an extra half an hour will hardly make any difference. Successful people work much harder and much longer than the average worker. These people have their own to-do list that they want to get done before the next day. They (happily) work until it’s done and not a minute sooner; Self-discipline, self-drive, and personal goals is their timekeeper.

If you don’t want to take on a big workload, don’t count on being highly successful – it obviously isn’t as important as you thought it is.

They follow their own path 

Very successful people don’t follow an idea that’s trending at the moment. They work hard to find a gap in the market and go where the crowds haven’t been yet. They know there’s very little competition on the road less travelled. They realise that just because things have always been done a certain way, does not mean that it always has to be done that way. They actively and constantly seek to improve existing systems.

They start where others don’t

Of course it’s common to have a goal, that isn’t special. But the way in which each person starts is special. Successful people work from the back by first deciding where they’d ultimately like to be. They research all the possible steps one can take to reach that goal. They keep their eyes on the prize, create their path to success, overcome all obstacles, and stay motivated by putting one foot ahead of the other.

Other people allow obstacles to defeat them. There is no ‘How can I get there?’ because the ‘there’ seemed too far out of reach, became unimportant, or never existed.

“It does not matter how slow you go as long as you do not stop” - Confucius

Remember, the bigger you dream, the harder you’ll have to work to make it a success and the better your chances are of becoming a success.

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