{"id":7887,"date":"2016-05-31T21:43:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T16:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/?p=7887"},"modified":"2016-08-19T18:45:37","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T13:15:37","slug":"5-things-extremely-successful-people-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/5-things-extremely-successful-people-have-in-common.html","title":{"rendered":"5 Things Extremely Successful People Have in Common"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is it that separates extremely successful people from the rest? If your pick is hardwork, innate talent and luck, take another guess. While, hardwork, talent, and to some extent luck, is important to succeed, they are just a small part of the whole puzzle called success. Decades of research suggest that successful people are able to reach their goals not because of who they are but what they do and how they do it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/31205715\/success-compressor.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7888\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7888\" src=\"http:\/\/yourdost-blog-images.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/31205715\/success-compressor.jpg\" alt=\"success\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this post, we look at 5 habits of extremely successful people:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Successful people set specific goals:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Successful people set specific goals. For instance, \u2018I want to lose 10kgs in 2 months\u2019, as opposed to saying \u2018I want to lose some weight\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2011\/01\/how-to-keep-those\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research says<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that, when you have a specific target \u2014 which is clear and precise \u2014 ahead of you, you are more motivated to achieve it. Also, while setting a target they think of a specific action plan to achieve it. So next time you set yourself a goal\u00a0make sure it is very specific. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>One proven tactic to set goals is using the S.M.A.R.T formula i.e. to set a goal which is:\u00a0Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant and Timely.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Successful people look for creative ways to solve a problem:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Successful people are the ones who make things happen. And they do it while being creative. They don\u2019t settle for an <\/span><strong><i>easy<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> way out\u00a0but look for the <\/span><strong><i>best<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> way. One of the classic examples of creative problem solving is of Elon Musk, who envisioned a better spacecraft which is inexpensive and at the same time uses off-the-shelf-technology. With that, he started Space X, and began testing on his own \u2014 and was indeed right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a quote from a book written on him: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Elon-Musk-SpaceX-Fantastic-Future\/dp\/0062301233\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cTraditional aerospace has been doing things the same way for a very, very long time,\u201d said Drew Eldeen, a former SpaceX engineer. \u201cThe biggest challenge was convincing NASA to give something new a try and building a paper trail that showed the parts were high enough quality.\u201d To prove that it\u2019s making the right choice to NASA and itself, SpaceX will sometimes load a rocket with both the standard equipment and prototypes of its own design for testing during flight. Engineers then compare the performance characteristics of the devices. Once a SpaceX design equals or outperforms the commercial products, it becomes the de facto hardware.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A surprising truth about creativity is that although a lot of people place \u2018creativity\u2019 as a vital component to success, many undermine their own creativity. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>A<a href=\"https:\/\/keithsawyer.wordpress.com\/tag\/time-magazine\/\"> poll conducted<\/a> by The Time Magazine found that 91% people say that unleashing creativity is vital to our personal lives and 83% believe it\u2019s important for our professional development. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Another survey conducted by<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/conversations\/2013\/01\/is-data-killing-creativity.html\"> Adobe<\/a> showed that only 25% people think of themselves as creative. Thankfully, it\u2019s not that difficult to reawaken your <a href=\"http:\/\/yourdost.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/how-to-become-more-creative.html\">creativity<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Successful People Focus on Getting-Better Over Being-Good<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One common trait of most successful people is their absolute focus on improvement, and on learning to master a new skill. They prefer progress over perfection.<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Nine-Things-Successful-People-Differently\/dp\/1422193403\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have shown that this mentality of focusing\u00a0on improvement and progress actually enhances the experience of working. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>When we think in terms of progress, we automatically find more interest and enjoyment in what we are doing. Furthermore, studies have also shown that an interest in a task, not only pushes one to keep going in spite of exhaustion\u00a0but also replenishes one&#8217;s energy.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Successful People Focus on Being Happy:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shawn\u2019s Anchor, author of the bestselling book,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Happiness-Advantage-Principles-Psychology-Performance-ebook\/dp\/B003F3PMYI?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B003F3PMYI&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;linkId=PKMRKOCW55EMHLVL&amp;redirect=true&amp;ref_=as_li_tl&amp;tag=spacforrent-20\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Happiness Advantage<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has studied happiness for decades. His research showed that success doesn&#8217;t bring happiness, but happiness brings success. Our brain is wired to work towards a goal and be happy for a brief period, and look for the next big thing. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Shawn\u2019 study showed that on flipping the formula, and focussing on happiness, one can be more successful. And this is what extremely successful people do. They focus on happiness.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><center><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fLJsdqxnZb0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Successful People Have Grit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to creativity and a desire to pursue happiness, there is one other trait commonly found among extremely successful people \u2013 Grit. Dr. Angela Duckworth, professor of psychology, at the\u00a0University of Pennsylvania, describes grit as <em>passion<\/em> and <em>perseverance for long-term goals<\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Her studies across different \u00a0fields have shown that the chief predictor of how much successful one will become is not dependent on how much IQ one had, but how much grit one possessed. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So be it surviving the gruelling West Point Military Training or winning the National Spelling Bee contest, it is the grit that decides the success of an individual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, Howard Gardner, in his best Selling Book,<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0465027741\/?tag=spacforrent-20\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating Minds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, also writes about the common behaviour in Freud, Einstein, Picasso, Stravinsky, Eliot, Graham, and Gandhi. He says,<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>\u201c\u2026when they fail, they do not waste much time lamenting; blaming; or, at the extreme, quitting. Instead, regarding the failure as a learning experience, they try to build upon its lessons in their future endeavours.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that\u2019s grit\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And to end it, I will just add what Conrad Hilton had said,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don&#8217;t quit.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left; color: black;\"><em>Do you think we have missed any important trait of extremely successful people? Feel free to add in the comments. Also, if you \u00a0are looking for specific tips on how to improve yourself in personal and professional spheres, talk to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yourdost.com\/?yd_source=YDBlog&amp;yd_medium=InternalLinking&amp;yd_content=category:personal&amp;yd_campaign=Habits of succesfulpeople\" target=\"_blank\">YourDOST expert\u00a0<\/a><\/em>and<em> get expert advice.<\/em><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it that separates extremely successful people from the rest? If your pick is hardwork, innate talent and luck, take another guess. While, hardwork, talent, and to some extent luck, is important to succeed, they are just a small part of the whole puzzle called success. 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