8 Things Really Successful People Do

1. Make Materialism Irrelevant

Fancy cars and houses are only by-products of success. Establish a bare minimum for your material needs, and then you can enjoy the benefits of success, debt and stress free.

2. Enhance Knowledge

Success comes faster to those who are open, active learners. Absorb all the information you can and if you sense a gap you can’t fill, connect with people who have the knowledge you need.

3. Manage Relationship Expectations

Successful individuals carefully regulate the time that they can spend with others. Make choices about the people who matter to you and determine how you each can get value from your interactions. Then make sure they understand your limitations when you can’t be present.

4. Practice Emotional Self-Awareness

Not all successful people are calm and nice. In fact, many can be volatile. But most are very aware of their tempers and idiosyncrasies. They know how to use their emotions to get what they want from life and work hard to make sure feelings don’t become a detriment. Know yourself and learn how to let your emotions work for you in positive ways.

5. Commit to a Physical Ideal

Everyone has a vision of their own perfect body. Physical health is a consideration in life and it’s a big distraction when it gets out of whack. Determine the body you believe is worth working for and set a game plan to achieve and maintain it.

6. Gain Clarity About Spirituality

Highly successful people have a clear point of view as to the role spirituality plays in their life. Find your own way to be at one with the universe and be clear and deliberate in how you practice.

7. Adhere to a Code of Ethics

Really successful people live by rules, consistency is important for them to maintain power and stability. Their individual view of how the world works is the basis for how they believe people should be treated and they will defend it till the end. Determine your ethical lines and broadcast them clear so people around you know where you stand.

8. Focus on Time Efficiency

Prioritization is a key component of success. You can’t reach your pinnacle if you are wasting time on distractions. Integration of activities frees up time for greater achievement. Spend your time on activities that are fun, enlightening and productive and soon you’ll have gained hours to reap the benefits of success.

Ultimately, really successful people live their lives by design instead of default, so dedicate time and effort to determining the plan for your preferred future and execute that plan in a focused and consistent manner.

Source: Inc.

5 Simple Rules

We’re all afraid of what might or might not happen, of what we can’t change, or what we won’t be able to do, or how other people might perceive us.

So it’s easier to hesitate, to wait for the right moment, to decide we need to think a little longer or do some more research or explore a few more alternatives.

Remember these five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
– Confucius

Singing in the Rain

As we shiver through our coldest of months of the year in Australia, this resourceful frog has only one thing on his mind – sheltering from the pouring rain. This incredible little frog decided not to let himself get down about the rain – instead choosing to keep dry.

The tiny amphibian clung to the stem for around 30 minutes while wind and rain lashed at his precious shelter. The five centimeter frog appeared even to angle the makeshift umbrella towards the direction of the fierce downpour. Huge droplets of water gathered at the bottom of the leaf and surrounding branch while the clever frog remained dry.