The Four Things James Clear Sees Successful People Consistently Do That Most People Don’t

Whomever weamp8217re currently obsessing over we start to act like we know them We start calling them by their firstamp160name amp8220Did you hear about Bruce I mean Caitlynamp8221amp160We begin learningamp160random facts about their childhood their interests their lifestyles and their habits Some people spend more time following theiramp160idols on social media and watching them on the news than theyamp160do focusing on themselvesThereamp8217s an obvious reason why weamp8217re so intrigued by successful people but itamp8217s a reason so obviously ignored Successful people have something that most people could have but just donamp8217tConsistencyI spent a lot of time thinking about this correlation between successful people and consistency after I read James Clearamp8216samp160amp8220Transform Your Habitsamp8221 Itamp8217s incredible how many people start things and donamp8217t finish them Not that they canamp8217t finish them they just donamp8217t follow through Consistency isnamp8217t a secret itamp8217s a practiced habit that differentiates successful people from the rest of society Itamp8217s the most difficult aspect of becoming successful but itamp8217s also the most rewarding So I believe Iamp8217m not exactly at successstatus amp8230 yetI really appreciated Clearamp8217samp160advice specificallyamp160from his interview onamp160The Art of Charm For those who donamp8217t know Clear studies successful people but not in the googlyeyed social media stalking way Heamp160studies successful peopleamp8217samp160habits and their routines and guess what successful people are consistent in nearly every aspect of their livesBased on Clearamp8217s interview I have highlightedamp160four things that I believe to be the most important things successful people consistently do that unsuccessful people donamp8217t1 Successful people areamp160willing to start things before they feel readyClear made a good point that starting something is often the hardest part A lot of people are really good at making excuses myself included at times Itamp8217s easy to start something when we feel confident and ready to begin but itamp8217s the successful people that start something and anything regardless of how they feel They understand that no matter what theyamp8217ll face uncertainty yet they still hit the amp8220startamp8221 buttonThe ability to consistently start things before you feel ready to start them is a habit anyone can haveamp160but only a few ie successful people actually practice2 Successful people say amp8220I donamp8217tamp8221 rather than amp8220I canamp8217tamp8221I had never compared the meanings of amp8220donamp8217tamp8221 and amp8220canamp8217tamp8221 but Clear made it well quite clear that there is a difference amp8220Canamp8217tamp8221amp160is limiting amp8220Donamp8217tamp8221 is empoweringWhen you say amp8220I canamp8217tamp8221 you are reminding yourself of limitations Successful people on the other hand say amp8220I donamp8217tamp8221 because it means theyamp8217re taking a stand they believe in what theyamp8217re saying they believe in themselves and theyamp8217re in control Clear gave the example of a study that analyzed peopleamp8217s response to being offered chocolate ice cream The people thatamp160answered along the lines of amp8220I canamp8217tamp160have any because of myamp160dietamp8221 were less successful than the people that answered amp8220I donamp8217t want anyamp8221The more successful people didnamp8217t make an excuse for not eating the ice cream They were in control and made a decision to stick with it The less successful people create external explanations for their decisions Words arenamp8217t magic but it is possible to alter your language to reflect your belief system3 Successful peopleamp160make a schedule and stick to itIf you have it in you to get past the hard part and start something do you have it in you to stick with it Even when youamp8217re bored tired sick hungry angry or hangry Most donamp8217tThe third thing successful people do that most people donamp8217t is create a schedule and they actually stick to itNow Clear did emphasize how successful people are human Often times they create a schedule and things come up that conflict with their routine Instead of creating the excuse amp8220I canamp8217t do this today because amp8230amp8221 successful people amp8220reduce scope but stick to the scheduleamp8221 as Clear put it In other words make the necessaryamp160changes you need to the task but donamp8217t take it off your schedule For example when Clear felt sick and didnamp8217t want to workout he still stuck to his schedule but reduced his workout to only squatsIamp8217m often guilty of the amp8220all or nothingamp8221 mindset and to be honest itamp8217s a vicious setback The value of never missing something on a schedule you create for yourself is far more beneficial than creating an excuse for yourself by not sticking to your schedule Cumulative efforts are impactful which is why Iamp8217m working hard to acknowledge the power of progress and consistency4 Successful peopleamp160treat failure like a scientist wouldI find failure to be a very valuable resource but society has a negative outlook on failure Clean discussed how successful people donamp8217t look at failure like most people do Instead they view failure like a scientist wouldScientists test things all the time Some of their results are what they expected but many times their results are far from their expectations Regardless of the outcome scientists celebrate failure They use it as a piece of data that can help lead them to the right answerSuccessful people also view failure as a data point because they create a habit of looking at failure an opportunity to take action As Clear suggested try things until something comes easily If you have 10 business ideas one of them will evolve more easily than the other nine Focus on that one rather than worrying about the other nine The fear of failure will stop you from taking actionSoamp8230Iamp8217m in a new city with a new job a new schedule and now a new mindset I have all of the tools and resources I need to be successful and you do too youamp8217re reading this blog Now is the time to start something trash the amp8220I canamp8217tamp8221 create a schedule to stick to and celebrate my failures consistentlyThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillage management or associated bloggers

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