5 Secrets of Success in Life

You might think that in order to be successful in life you must be some kind of super man or super woman saying yes to everyone and everything.  You might also think that in order to be successful you must settle for no more than four hours a night of sleep and must strain to fit everything in.  I am sure you have run across the person that seems to take pleasure in the boast that they are so busy.  Little do they know, that boast is a “bogus badge of honor.”  Cramming more activities into your schedule than can reasonably fit only serves to strangle creativity and to drown thinking capabilities.

One of the secrets of success in life is being selective.  You might think that in order to be successful you must fit in everything that you possibly can.  There are people who have done this and have realized some success. The very successful people, however, are very selective.  Warren Buffet has said that “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say not to almost everything.”

Another one of the secrets of success in life is to get enough rest.  It is a common belief that very successful people only get four hours of sleep per night.  Getting at least eight hours of sleep per night ensures that your body and mind are well rested.  Your body heals itself when it is sleeping.  Your mind is rejuvenated from rest.  Your best performances result from an ample amount of sleep.

A third tidbit of the secrets of success in life is to schedule time for play.  A popular belief is that very successful people don’t value play time.  Creativity is actually fueled through play time.  Our spirits are energized through play.  Very successful people value play time.

A fourth tidbit of the secrets of success in life is to be good listeners.  It is a popular belief that very successful people are the ones that are always quick to jump in with an answer.  The truth is that the most successful people are very good listeners.  They take the time to listen to everything that is being said and often pick up on the things that are not said.

A fifth tidbit of the secrets of success in life is to compete only with yourself.  You might think that the very successful people are obsessed with what others are doing.  This is one of the farthest things from the truth.  Very successful people play their game not someone else’s.  They are focused on their own performance and what they could do better.  They don’t let distractions like what someone else is doing interfere with their progress.

If you want to truly hone in on the secrets of success in life focus on the traits that will actually make you successful and not the myths.  Very successful people are human beings just like the rest of us.  They have a need to sleep, play, exercise good time management skills, monitor their own performances and be good listeners.  They are not super men and super women.  They are human beings that make good choices.

(This article was written via ‘5 Secret of ReallySuccessful People’ by Greg McKeown)  

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