Your habits can either aid or hurt your success in life. Bad habits can fester and grow into a lifestyle that takes you away from the things you want to accomplish while good habits can help you create a life that is full of action and accomplishment.

If you were to take a look at someone you respect, someone who is successful, you would see that they spend each day doing the things that help them achieve their biggest goals. This is not to say they are perfect because no one is perfect, but despite the things that are imperfect in their lives, they continue to make moves that will impact their lives positively. And it begins with their daily habits.

Now, while we can all read about successful habits, it will be meaningless if we don’t practice that knowledge. So here are five daily habits of very successful people. You can adopt these habits to create the life you truly want to live:

1. SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE PLAN THEIR DAY THE NIGHT BEFORE:
It’s easy to fall off track when you don’t have a plan. If you don't plan, you wake up not knowing what you want to do or accomplish. Successful people spend some time on the night before giving themselves clear achievable goals for the next day. Then they wake up and start working on their list. Life does not always work out as planned, but when you have a plan, you can adjust without losing focus.

2. SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE READ BOOKS TO GET INSPIRED:
Reading is an important element in success. Books contain enough knowledge. Infact, readers are leaders. Apparently Elon Musk was growing up, he would read at least four hours. And see how very successful he became.
There isn’t a defined length as to how much time you should spend on reading, but having a daily reading habit will broad your knowledge and help you on your success journey.

3. SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE PRIORITIZE THEIR HEALTH:
The food you eat and how much you exercise you do affects every area of your life. Successful people use their time for exercise to reset and plan. And they eat good food that will give them the needed energy to accomplish everything on their daily to-do list. So, what’s for dinner? Is the gym on your daily to-do list? Make a wise choice.

4. SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DON'T DISTRACT THEMSELVES WITH WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING.
Other people’s journeys to success can inspire you; you can learn so much about their victories, their mistakes, what to do and what not to do at a given time. But if you start to compare your progress to theirs, instead of using their stories to inspire you, you can feel jealous, stressed and worthless.

Successful people know that their journey is unique and can’t be compared to someone's. So don’t fall for the comparison trap, stay focused on your lane.

5. SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE LIVE EACH DAY AS IF IT WOULD BE THE LAST.
Life is busy, it’s filled with chaos, and so you aways want to focus on the future, we all worry about what’s next. But while planning is very necessary, so is living, being fully present.
Life is very short, and there is no guarantee as to when it will come to an end. Successful people live each day as if it they will die the next day and make the most out of each moment, and so should you.

When you look at a big goal, it’s common to get frustrated at the hugeness of what you’re trying to achieve. If you wake up each day determined to spend it developing good habits, you give yourself a better chance to succeed. So you can use these five habits as a starting point to build whatever a successful life means to you.

SOURCE: https://www.trendingaccounting.com/2018/12/5-daily-habits-of-highly-successful.html

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