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Tony Abi Saab is pleased to share with his reader this interesting article, originally published at https://www.entrepreneur.com on January 13, 2017.
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We’ve
all read a hundred and one posts on habits. The lists look pretty much
the same and talk about similar ideas. This list I have for you is very
different. It’s the habits I’ve compiled from many millionaires and that
I’ve practiced and executed myself, so I know they work. No rah-rah,
quit-your-job and look-at-how-awesome-I-am talk. Just cold, hard habits
that will hopefully scare the pants of you and make you take action.
Adopt
one of these habits, and you’ll see a significant change. Adopt them
all, and you’ll probably join the billionaires club at some point in
your life. Read the list of habits, laugh, and say maybe next year, and
I’m willing to bet you will remain unfulfilled. The choice is yours. I’m
here to inspire and guide you; the rest is up to you.
Here are nine unconventional habits that supersede all others:
1. Believing in the impossible, regularly.
What
you believe will determine most of how your life turns out. The number
one habit you want to practice to be happy, fulfilled and successful it
to believe that anything is possible. Drop the pessimistic mindset that
society has ingrained in us and have hope. Have faith that anything that
may seem impossible initially only needs a few, smart people and time
to solve. I mean, if you are going to read Entrepreneur.com, then this
habit is kind of non-negotiable.
What
have you got to lose? The impossible is where all the joy lies, and
it’s what 99.9 percent of people are not prepared to do. Do you want the
results of the 0.01 percent who believe in the impossible, or do you
want to be like everybody else? The choice is yours.
2. Doing what you say you will do.
Everyone
talks a good game, but doing what you say you will do is also rare. The
habit you need to practice from now on is to talk only about things
that you are actually going to follow through on. As my mentor once told
me, if you want to go even further and become a millionaire then add
this simple habit on top: don’t just do what you say you will do, do
more than people expect you to deliver.
Have
you ever noticed how the things that will change your life and business
the most are so very straightforward? That’s because success and
achieving your dream isn’t as complicated as you may have thought.
There’s plenty of hard work involved but not a lot of complicated
unknowns that require rocket scientists to solve.
3. Waking up at 4 am.
You’ve
all seen the ‘early to rise’ tip on some list of successful habits,
written on some website, somewhere in the world. Let’s drop the
half-assed approach though and get specific. Yes, you need to wake up
early. The question is, are you prepared to do something crazy, like
wake up at 4 am? Four in the morning is when nobody else is awake and
when you can do three times as much work. But it’s not about working
harder. It’s about capitalizing on the time when you can be most
productive.
4. Chipping away at your dream.
Go
figure that your dream should be on your habit list. It’s kind of
counter-intuitive. Having a dream, a vision, a goal is great, so is
having a car. Having something you want is not enough. It needs to
become a daily habit where you take small steps to achieve that dream.
It doesn’t matter whether all you do is send one email for the whole
day, as long as that email is a small step towards your dream.
Over
the course of a month, this might sound like very little progress, but
massive success generally takes at least one to two years, and small
steps over a longer period of time will compound. Don’t settle for
mediocre; commit to chipping away at your dream every day without fail.
5. Giving for no good reason.
We’ve
already said that how you think matters a lot. The way to practice
abundance is to give for no good reason. Rather than wait till Christmas
or the company fun run, give because you can. Practice giving money to
things that matter to you, and that have the potential to move our world
forward. The dollar amount doesn’t matter it’s all about the habit of
saying, “Hey, I have enough so today I am going to prove that and give
something.”
Don’t
just think in monetary terms. You can also give your time, good looks,
brains and social media prowess to causes that might benefit. Maybe you
just start small and open the door for one person each day. That’s still
giving, and it’s one way to begin the process of transformation towards a better you.
6. Solving a global problem.
Many
of us are solving a problem, but is it a global problem that is
seriously going to make an impact? This life you have been given is a
one-time opportunity, so use it to make an impact that you’ll be
remembered for. Maybe it’s just a change of words on your mission
statement to take the problem you are solving for a small, select
market, to a problem that affects every one of us. Be visionary. Be
bold. Take things up a level; don’t allow yourself to be ordinary. You
deserve more than that.
7. Recharging with a hit of green.
This
one’s on the list because I’ve talked a hell of a lot about doing some
pretty crazy, pretty enormous things. There is zero chance of you ever
being inspired or taking action on these new habits if you don’t have
the energy to back it up. Being awesome takes high levels of energy, and
for that, my friend, you need to recharge with a hit of green, also
known as a green juice. This habit alone will make you feel incredible,
and if nothing else, starting it will have got you to make one positive
change that may spark something cool.
8. Meeting one new person per day.
Your
network is highly valuable, and that’s where a lot of your ideas,
opportunities and fun (yes, I said it) will come from. I’ve recently
committed to meeting one new person each day, and it’s opened my eyes to
what’s out there. None of us has any clue just how many cool things are
happening in the world, which we can be a part of.
The
more diverse your network gets, the better the visibility you will have
on what you could be doing that will inspire you even more. I’ve also
seen how generous people can be, as I’ve expanded my network. The amount
of times I’ve been given amazing gifts without even asking for them is
quite special. To sum it up, I would say that growing your network has a
lot to do with who you are and who you’re becoming.
9. Coming from a place of love, always.
Not
what you’d expect to see on an entrepreneur site. Bad luck, deal with
it. Come from a place of love in everything that you do, and practice
this habit daily. Do so, and you’ll become unstoppable.
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