Become Successful With Just Your Day To Day Activities

Have you ever for once wondered what the

secret to success is? For most

people, it’s not one specific thing.

Rather, it’s the result of many daily

habits that are repeated over and

over. Here are 15 small things you

can do every day to ensure that

you’re being intentional with your

time and spending it on your

priorities. Incorporate these tips

into your daily routine and watch

your success soar!

×Know your priorities.

What are your main  priorities

in your life? What three things do

you do with the majority of your

time? Do your priorities match up

with where you’re spending your

time? If so, awesome. If not, you’ll

need to work extra hard to be

intentional about spending more

time on your priorities, and getting

rid of the junk that prevents you

from doing what’s important to you.

Really think about how you want to

spend your life – you will likely only

feel successful if you spend your

time on what matters most to you.

× list out a schedule for the following

day.

Time is our most precious resource,

and it’s irreplaceable. If you really

want to be successful, you’ll need to

plan how you’re spending your time.

One way to do this is to take time

each evening to write out a schedule

for the next day. Writing out your

schedule helps for three main

reasons: It helps you maximize

every hour you are awake; it helps

you set aside time to focus on your

priorities every day; and it helps you

discover if you waste a lot of time. I

recently read that the average

American spends 5 hours a day

watching TV. Setting a schedule will

help you avoid the trap of time-

suckers like TV.,game and so on

Eat the frog.

“Eat a live frog first thing

every morning, and nothing

worse will happen to you the

rest of the day.” – Mark

Twain

If you’re like most people, there is a

task every day you procrastinate

because it scares or overwhelms

you. This task is your frog, and

according to Mark Twain, you

should eat it right away in the

morning.The problem with

procrastinating eating your frog is

that it’s hard to concentrate on

getting other things done; you’re too

busy thinking about the frog you

need to eat later. Also, putting it off

makes it seem even more

overwhelming because you have

time to imagine every possible thing

that could go wrong with the task.

Eating the frog early in the day gives

you a sense of accomplishment, and

it’s great to start the day feeling

successful. Finishing your dreaded

task immediately can give you the

momentum you need to get other

tasks done throughout your day.

Plus, they’ll all seem easy compared

to the frog you started with.

×Be honest with the person in the

mirror.

Now that we’ve talked about eating

the frog, I want to encourage you to

be honest with yourself. Just

because there’s a frog to eat at the

beginning of your day doesn’t mean

it’s a good idea to get up way earlier

than you normally do to start eating

it.

Some people do their best work

before sunrise, and others are

incredibly productive late in the

evening. If you love starting your

day at 5 a.m., wonderful – go ahead

and eat your frog in the early hours

of the morning. If you prefer to

sleep in, that’s fine too – go ahead

and eat your frog early in YOUR day . Successful people are honest with

themselves. They know that setting

a goal of working out every morning

at 4:30 a.m. isn’t the best idea if

they’ve never been a morning

person. They set their goals based

on their most productive times.

×Minimize distractions.

Get rid of as many distractions as

possible while you work. If the

internet distracts you, set your

computer so it’s locked from certain

sites during set times of the day.

Shut off your phone. Your messages

will be there when you’re done with

your to-do list.

Give yourself deadlines.

Take advantage of a major

productivity hack: Parkinson’s Law.

Parkinson’s Law states that work

will expand to fill the time available

for its completion. If you have less

time to complete a task, you’ll likely

increase your effort. Think about

how clean you can make your house

when someone calls and says they’ll

stop by in 20 minutes, and how

intensely you can focus when you

have a an assignment due the next

morning. Your effort significantly

increases when time is limited.

Giving yourself deadlines to

accomplish tasks can help you

achieve your goals. As you set your

daily schedule, it can help to use

Parkinson’s Law to your advantage.

One way to do this is by using time

blocks. Give yourself 55 minutes to

accomplish a goal, and then take a

planned 5 minute break. Knowing

you have limited time will help

maximize your productivity during

the 55 minute work session. Also,

the mini mental breaks from your

hard work every hour can re-

energize you.

×Plan backward.

One way to move forward toward

your big goals is to plan backward

when setting goals.

For example, say you want to lose 26

pounds. After you set an initial long-

term goal of losing 26 pounds by one

year from now, start planning

backward and breaking the goal

down into doable chunks. If you

want to lose 26 pounds in one year,

you’ll need to lose 0.5 pounds (1750

calories) each week. This is 250

calories per day. Many people have

3 meals and 2 snacks per day, which

means you can decrease your intake

by 50 calories every time you

eat. That’s a totally doable goal!

You’ve now taken a large,

overwhelming aspiration and you

broke it into very small, achievable

daily goals.

Planning backward to move forward

works for all kinds of big goals. I

have a financial goal I want to meet

this year, and I know exactly how

many dollars and cents I need to

earn each day to hit my mark.

Compare yourself to others only to

fuel your determination.

You really want to feel good about

your life? Quit comparing yourself

to everyone else if it makes you feel

bad. Being envious of others can

quickly decrease your happiness and

make you feel unsuccessful.

That being said, comparing can be

helpful if you’re doing it out of

admiration instead of jealousy. If

your friend is constantly getting

promoted at work, study his habits

at the office. Does he always arrive

early and stay late, and offer to take

on extra projects? Emulating his

work ethic may help you get the

raise you desire. Is your coworker

the picture of perfect health?

Comparing your habits to hers may

make you realize she takes a walk

every day over the lunch hour while

you munch on snacks at your desk.

Join her for a walk if you aspire to

improve your fitness.

‘When we compare in a healthy way

(they have that, I’d like it, how can I

learn from them to get it?), it can

fuel our determination to become

more successful.

Choose your company wisely.

Aside from having one specific

accountability partner, choose your

entire tribe with care.

According to businessman Jim

Rohn, “You are the average of

the five people you spend the

most time with.”

Are you hanging out with people

who are encouraging, positive, and

supportive? Or, do you spend most

of your time with people who are

toxic? Choose to spend your time

with people who inspire you to be

your best.

× Read.

Want to be highly successful? Read.

Read frequently. Reading

invigorates us and opens our minds.

Read material that inspires you and

lights your fire. Delve into self-

development. Absorb as much

information as you possibly can.

There’s always more to learn.

Delegate.

“If you want to do a few small

things right, do them

yourself. If you want to do

great things and make a big

impact, learn to delegate.” –

John C. Maxwell

As difficult as it can be, it’s

important to give up some control

and delegate certain tasks. After all,

there are only 24 hours in the day,

and if you really want to focus on

your priorities and become wildly

successful, you’ll need to trust

others to take care of the things that

are less important to you.

A few years ago, I wrote out my

weekly tasks, and realized there

were 56 tasks that I completed each

week. No wonder I felt

overwhelmed at times! I began

evaluating the importance of each of

those tasks and decided to delegate

the tasks that weren’t imperative for

me to perform, yet still needed to

get done. Now I have more time to

focus on my priorities. When we

delegate some tasks to others, we

are able to focus on what’s

important to us – a key to becoming

successful.

Seek out a mentor.

If there’s a specific area in your life

you are passionate about, choose

a successful mentor to help you

grow in that area. You may find that

you have different mentors for

different areas in your life – I know

I do. Consider hiring a coach; the

right coach can make a world of

difference in your life by giving you

the inspiration and tools needed to

reach high levels of success.

Write it down.

Research shows that just by writing

your goals down, your chance of

achieving them increases

significantly! Write down your goals,

post them somewhere easily visible,

refer to them frequently, and you

have a much higher chance of

success.

× Find an accountability partner.

Accountability partners are great;

they encourage and support us as

we work toward achieving our

goals. Maybe you’ve always wanted

to write a book, exercise regularly,

or start a home-based business. Tell

someone who will help keep you

accountable and check in with you

weekly to review your progress. It

works great to have an

accountability partner who has some

similar goals.

Do these things every day and you

will quickly be on the path to wild

success!