The desire of building a business that solves a problem, rakes in incredible income, and can work even without its owners being present has taken over a lot of people that see a glimpse of hope out of their financial problems. Sadly, a lot of people that go on to build their businesses, or dive into the world of entrepreneurship just go into it with some habits that wouldn’t be compatible if they intended building massively successful businesses.
So, what are the habits of successful people or simply put, the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs?
Entrepreneurs have specific habits that they are used to. Habits that have gotten a lot of them where they are, and you will do well for yourself to identify those habits and make it a point of duty to get used to those habits. Because, if they do it, it is producing an expected result for them, and if so, those habits can also give you the same expected results.
Here are 5 important things that wildly successful entrepreneurs do every single day.
1. They tackle their biggest tasks first
Mark Twain calls this, “eating your live frog.” When you successfully tackle your biggest tasks, you set a tone for the day. When you pull this off, you set a tone of success and accomplishments, and you make everything else coming look really easy.
2. They don’t read email or browse social media in bed
Successful entrepreneurs don’t do this. Instead, they read a book, meditate, visualize, plan their day, or do something that sets them in the mode for action for the day. When you start a day with something as unpredictable as social media, what are you trying to feed your mind?
Your day is going to go majorly as a result of your engagements in your first 20 minutes. So, take those 20 minutes very seriously, and be intentional what exactly you do to keep the momentum going.
3. They are consistent
What routines do you have each day? Can you state them specifically?
If you cannot, then you really have a lot of work to do. Have a series of important stuff that you need to do every day and be consistent at it. Successful entrepreneurs understand the power of beating on their craft each and every day, because that’s the only way to get them where they want to be.
4. No snoozing
It’s been found across all successful entrepreneurs that they don’t ever hit the snooze button. They don’t stay in bed after their alarm goes off, and they usually approach their days with fierceness and optimism.
One trick that will help you develop this daily habits of successful people is a trick that has worked marvelously well for me. And this is it; When your alarm goes off, sit up on your bed with your legs on the floor and your hands just stretched forward. And say “yes!” while having that expression that you just won the jackpot and you were showing off your muscles.
5. They do not multi-task
It is really funny how we praise multi-tasking knowing fully well that it’s just like dividing one’s energy across different tasks, and won’t really produce the maximum outcome possible.
Entrepreneurs understand this and apply this across different aspects of their lives, both daily, and even on setting long term goals. They apply this by significantly cutting down their goals to the top 20% that would produce the maximum impact and making sure that those goals are in front of them when they work, while avoiding everything else.
These tasks, thankfully, are replicable and you’ll do very well for yourself if you just make a conscious effort to apply those to your everyday lifestyle, as that can affect the outcome of your endeavors very positively.