Post on 14-Dec-2015
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Myth or Truth?
Successful people say, “If I can fit it in, I should fit it in.”
Very successful people are absurdly selective.
• Purposefully, deliberately, and strategically eliminating the nonessentials.
• Constantly reducing, focusing, and simplifying.
• Willing to cut out really terrific opportunities, not just the obvious time wasters.
Myth or Truth?
Successful people sleep four hours a night.
Very successful peoplerest well so they can be at peak performance.
• “10,000 hour rule” ~ Malcolm Gladwell
#1 – the best violinists spent more time practicing than the merely good students.
#2 – the best violinists averaged 8.6 hours of sleep in every 24 hour period.
Myth or Truth?
Successful people think play is a waste of time.
Very successful peoplesee play as essential for creativity.
• “Imagination is the source of every form of human achievement.” ~ Sir Ken Robinson
Myth or Truth?
Successful people are the first ones to jump in with an answer.
Very successful people are powerful listeners.
• Get to the real story
• Find the signal in the sound
• Listen to what is not being said.
Myth or Truth?
Successful people focus on what the competition is doing.
Very successful peoplefocus on what they can do better.
• What’s important now?- It’s easy to get distracted with what
others are doing, play your own game.
• What is essential?- Determine what is essential and be
willing to eliminate everything else.
Habits of Successful People
Adapted from an article written by Greg McKeown
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140407153251-8353952-the-difference-between-successful-and-very-successful-people?trk=tod-home-art-list-large_0
and
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240878