1. Sleep
According to Forbes, the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, said waking up naturally and getting a full eight hours of sleep is what benefits him the most.
Oprah Winfrey is also an advocate for waking up naturally in order to reduce stress. According to Forbes, alarm clocks do nothing but surprise you and create a shock to the system that can affect the rest of your day.
2. Morning workouts
According to the New York Times, Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, suggested a morning workout in order to get the body moving.
He also said he uses his morning workout time to multi-task.
3. Start your day with a question
According to Forbes, Steve Jobs asked himself one important question every morning, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” If the answer is no for too many days in a row, then Jobs said he knows he needs to change something. Think about how you want your life to be and make it happen.
4. Read
According to CNBC news, Warren Buffet, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, along with other successful entrepreneurs, read something every day for educational purposes alone. Reading can help you expand your mind, vocabulary and improve creativity. Thus, successful people choose to add this activity to their daily schedules.
5. The more jobs, the better
According to CNBC, successful people choose to have multiple jobs in order to fill their lives with variety and experience. Not only does this help with expanding one’s portfolio, but it will also result in more income.
6. Mind and body maintenance
According to Forbes, CEO of Equinox, Niki Leodakis, sees physical health and mental health as one. You need to take care of both to be fully successful in work and play, she said.
7. Self-pep talks
Business Insider recommends that in order to become successful, you must value who you are and know who you want to become. They suggested people say to themselves, “I value who I am and the value I bring to the world,” twice a day for two months and see how it makes them feel.
8. Be kind to yourself
Business Insider suggests people should be aware of the messages they are telling themselves. Often our brains pick negative pathways that are not confidence builders, it says. The article recommends people watch what they tell themselves and switch the messaging to become more positive.
9. Growth mindset over fixed mindset
Business Insider claims people who have a growth mindset can easily overcome failure. We all experience failure, but it’s how we overcome and learn from those failures that determine our success.
10. Ask for help
Business Insider explains asking for help from others is a great way to build success and improve quality of life.