Not everyone can be successful, but success can be imitated. I will give you twelve tips for success. If you do it all, you will definitely succeed!

They always greet a new day with a calm mind.

Too many books and courses on personal success seem to treat us as robots and completely ignore the tremendous power of human emotions. The calmer we feel at the beginning of the day, the easier it is to maintain a calm state of mind throughout the day. Because if we greet a new day in a calm state, it's easier for us to stay focused and get what we need to do.

If we wake up in the morning and face an overwhelming amount of stress—phones ringing, email and text alerts, fire alarms, etc.—you’ll spend your entire day being reactive rather than proactive. . This means that when you want to do the priorities that will drive your success, you are unable to take the initiative. You are just reacting to the things others throw at you, without even considering whether these things are important.

Try not to have too many changes in the first hour of each day. Trustworthy morning planning can be extremely effective in helping you find a sense of self-control, preventing you from falling into a reactive state, thereby reducing tension and stress, making you more alert and capable of doing your job well. It’s important to remember that how you start your day has a huge impact on your overall productivity.

They will get rid of all unnecessary useless work.

Sometimes we all wonder, “Why can’t we get everything done?” The answer is actually very simple: we do too many wrong things.

Many studies have found that people blindly spend more time solving various things that keep coming up, which leads to them never getting more work done. Instead, they will be more productive if they measure and track key priorities and milestones according to a carefully crafted plan. So, if you want to be more successful and less stressed, don’t ask how to be more efficient at doing something. The first thing to ask is, “Do I really need to do this?”

Can you? Just because you do something well doesn't mean you should do it. I think this is a common problem with most time management advice; productivity gurus tend to focus only on how to get things done quickly, but in fact, most of the things people do quickly don’t have to do them at all.

Thinking about it carefully, this is actually a bit ironic - on the one hand, we are complaining about too little time, and on the other hand, when we prioritize our work, we seem to have endless time. So, try to focus on what is really important and don’t get distracted by other trivial matters.

They will do what they have to do, within 24 hours!

Almost everyone talks about this issue, but successful people put it into action. I've said it before and I'll say it again: It doesn't matter if you have a high IQ and a PhD in quantum physics, because if you don't take action, you can't change anything or make any progress in the real world. There is a huge difference between knowing and doing. Knowledge and wisdom are useless without action. It's that simple.

Successful people know that a good plan executed today is more valuable than a perfect plan executed some day in the future. They don’t wait for the “right time” or “right day” or “right (impossible) circumstances” because they know these reactions are all based on fear. They will take action immediately - because only in this way can real progress be made.

They will gradually turn life's difficulties into advantages.

Many of the most famous novels, songs, and inventions were inspired by moments of great pain and heartbreak. So don’t be discouraged by the many challenges, as they could be the catalyst for an epic masterpiece.

An emerging field of psychology called "post-traumatic growth" believes that many people can use the hardships and trauma they have experienced to achieve substantial creative and intellectual growth. Researchers have found that trauma, in particular, helps people develop relationships, contentment, gratitude, personal empowerment and resilience.

We may view the world as a safe or other type of place, and once this worldview is shattered, we will have to re-establish our perspective on the outside world. We suddenly have the opportunity, like newborns, to see the outside world from a new perspective. And this experience is good for personal growth and long-term success.

They constantly challenge their limits and stimulate themselves to learn.

When you challenge your own limits and step out of your previous comfort zone, you will learn more.

Of course, it is important to develop good habits. "Flow" is equally important. But neither is the best way to learn. Sometimes, you need to push the limits of your abilities. This process can be somewhat laborious and uncomfortable. But that's just how the human brain grows. Only by stepping out of our comfort zone can we gain anything.

When you struggle, that’s when you become stronger and wiser. The longer you stay out of your comfort zone, the faster you learn. Ten minutes of extremely productive work are better than an hour of inactivity. In this state, you can improve your abilities, constantly challenge your limits, make mistakes, fall down, learn from your mistakes, and then continue to challenge higher limits.

When faced with difficult decisions, they trust their instincts.

Intuition is very real, and no smart person should ignore its role, because it comes from the depths of our subconscious and from your previous life experiences. If everyone tells you “yes,” but your gut says otherwise, there’s a good reason. When faced with a difficult decision, seek out all the information you can find to make yourself as fully informed as possible, and then let your God-given intuition make the decision.

Successful people know that trusting your intuition means trusting your true self; the more you trust your true self, the better you can control the process of achieving your goals and dreams.

They are careful to focus on the positive.

Sean Echol writes in his book The Happiness Advantage that a recent scientific study found that doctors who were in a neutral emotional state were less likely to Doctors who adjusted to positive emotions before diagnosis consistently experienced significant improvements in knowledge and ability, allowing them to shorten the time to accurate diagnosis by approximately 20%. Subsequent studies by the researchers in other occupations found that optimistic salespeople outperformed their pessimistic counterparts by 50 percent. Students who felt happy before the math test had significantly higher test scores than their classmates who were in a neutral mood. Therefore, our emotions seem to work best when they are in a positive state, rather than in a negative or neutral state.

Of course, this is not to say that successful people never get upset, but if you can carefully accept and release negative emotions instead of getting stuck in them, you can significantly improve the efficiency of all aspects of your life. Spend less time thinking about how to solve your problems and more time thinking about how to manage your mindset. Always stay positive.

They create visual reminders to keep themselves focused on long-term goals.

You want to lose weight, but when you are tired, it is easy to find reasonable excuses to start exercising and eating properly tomorrow. You want to build a profitable company, but when you get caught up in the day-to-day grind, it's easy to gravitate toward doing what's familiar to you rather than what your company needs to grow. You want to cultivate the closest relationships possible, but when you're busy, it's easy to find reasons why you really need to solve a client's proposal.

Good things don’t come easily, and when things get tough, we tend to take shortcuts—even if it takes us in the wrong direction.

To avoid this from happening, successful people create intuitive reminders to pull them back from the edge of impulsiveness that lacks judgment. A friend of ours who paid off about $100,000 in debt over the past five years posted a card with his credit card balance on his computer monitor; it serves as a constant reminder of the debt he needs to pay off. Another friend posted a photo of herself 90 pounds heavier than she is now on the refrigerator as a reminder that she can no longer be that person.

Another man filled his desk with photos of his family, both because he liked to look at them from time to time and because when work got tough, they reminded him of who he was working hard for.

When are you most likely to succumb to your inner urges and get off the path to your ultimate goal? Identify those moments and interrupt them with visual reminders to keep you on track. Keep going on the road to your goal.

They can keep diaries.

Oprah keeps a diary. Eminem keeps a diary. J.K. Rowling also keeps a diary.

Successful people track their progress, set goals, reflect on their mistakes and learn from them. They usually keep this work in a notebook. In life, if you want to go somewhere, you need a map. This notebook is the map on your road to success. You can record what you did today, what goals you plan to achieve, what mistakes you made, etc. This is a place for self-reflection, where you can record important ideas, and where you can track goals you have achieved and plan to achieve. Journaling is one of the tools that is extremely effective for the general public, but not necessarily the most utilized.

They will find themselves a mentor who can teach through words and deeds and answer questions.

No matter what goal you want to achieve, you can't do it by yourself. Learning from books is a difficult process. Sometimes, the internet makes it difficult to distinguish truth from lies. You need a senior to tell you the ropes - someone who can be your mentor or coach.

10,000 hours of diligent practice can make you an expert, but what makes you devote 10,000 hours to something? That is one or two excellent mentors. If you study the lives of enough successful people, you'll find that the best in all fields—athletes, musicians, entrepreneurs, artists, etc.—have extraordinary mentors, coaches, or role models who make it possible to practice this. Things become valuable and full of meaning.

Sometimes, just observing a mentor can do wonders. When we observe a role model that we want to learn from, we know very well what kind of person we want to be, and at this time you will burst out with amazing positivity. Humans are wired to socialize, and when we want to join a high-flying elite, this can propel us to achieve great things. “Look, they did it. I can do it too!” Although this may sound simplistic, taking the time to study great people will be the most valuable thing you can do for yourself.

They welcome honest feedback and criticism.

Aristotle once said, "To avoid criticism, don't say anything, don't do things, don't be effective." This is a joking statement. If you get criticized for saying, doing, or thinking something out of the ordinary, that's a good thing. This means that you took a stance on something at some point in the recent past. And this is an important part of success.

Follow in the footsteps of successful people and learn how to handle criticism effectively. For malicious negative criticism, you should evaluate it after receiving it and then put it behind you, while for constructive feedback, you should evaluate it and then take action. Ask for feedback from people you value—people who have been through similar experiences as you. Remember to accept feedback graciously; that way, those around you will be more likely to provide you with support and honest insights in the future.

They will control their pride.

Last but not least...

Admit that you were wrong and say sorry. Realize that you cannot know everything. Have a big dream. Acknowledge that you owe your success to others as well. Laugh at yourself from time to time. Ask for help when necessary.

Experience mistakes and failures. Willingly try again. There is no eternal career or absolute truth in this world. We are all feeling our way forward. Learn from everyone, stay humble and don’t forget to enjoy your time on the road.