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What's up socialists, welcome back to Amy TV.
We all wanna know what the secrets to success are
no matter what we're trying to achieve in life.
The only way that I was able to achieve anything
that I really wanted, which,
God, it took me so long just to realize
I wanted something different than what everyone
(laughs) was telling me I wanted.
But when I did realize it,
the only way I could make a change was
to surround myself with people who had achieved
some level of success in their own lives
so that I could take some notes for myself.
So I wanna talk about that today.
These habits that the most successful people
that I've ever met or studied or observed
at any point, read about, watched,
you know, what are they doing that's
a little bit different than the average
to achieve that success?
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Here are 10 habits of highly successful people.
Reviewing goals.
Not only should you have goals, I think a lot of people do,
you've probably thought, oh, I know I wanna
achieve these few things.
And I know them in my head.
And I think about them every once in a while.
But the most successful people are really reviewing them.
Maybe even hand writing them on a regular basis.
I've actually seen tips in the past
where somebody will write their goals 10 times each,
each goal every single day so that they
never lose focus on what they do throughout that day.
Following writing down those goals
you're less likely to veer away from
what you want to do and what's working toward
the things you want in life
if you are reviewing those goals
on a super regular basis.
Prioritizing sleep.
This is a big one.
So many people for the last, geez,
too many years, especially in the US,
have talked about the fact that sleep
is getting in the way of doing.
And that you need to work super super hard.
And just get by with enough sleep.
The reality is enough sleep is not just getting by.
It's ample amounts.
It's seven to eight to maybe even nine hours,
depending on what your lifestyle is.
I personally feel like my sweet spot
is like 7 1/2 hours.
If I can have the dream, it's 7 1/2 hours.
I wake up the next day feeling refreshed.
Feeling like I got a good night's sleep.
And I can take it from there.
But if you don't prioritize that sleep
then you're in a lot of trouble.
If you end up working a late night let's say,
or you have a late night in any regard whatsoever,
and you still wanna wake up early the next day,
you're not gonna be doing yourself very many favors
because even if you do get up,
and you're like, oh Amy, I woke up at five.
That's awesome, right?
Well, not if you're not working at your highest level.
If you only got five hours of sleep, four hours of sleep,
that five am wake-up call is not
really doing you any favors.
So of you have a five am aspiration,
you need to be going to bed at the right time
for you to get the right amount of sleep.
This is not only going to make sure
you have the right amount of energy
and make you feel good, but it's gonna
help you lose weight, it's gonna improve your life
over the long term.
There are so many reasons to prioritize sleep.
And also, why do I need to convince anyone
to prioritize sleep?
Like, oh.
That is like the ultimate invitation.
Scheduling workouts.
Everyone that I have met that is successful
does something to stay active,
whether they have a ripped body or their just
super healthy, it doesn't matter.
You are scheduling that time to make sure
you get out of your chair when you're in front
of your computer and do something.
So, I personally like to make sure
I have a couple days of cardio on my calendar.
I have a couple of days that are more strength training.
So I have something across the board.
I'll even try to schedule treadmill and tweets,
which is where I just go and get on the treadmill
for an hour and walk while I'm replying to tweets.
Terrible for my neck.
Amazing for being active.
But we work the rest of it out
at the massage therapist (laughing).
But if you don't make the time to work out,
it's very easy to let that fall by the wayside.
Do it when it makes sense for you.
Obviously we see a lot of research that says
you should do it in the morning
when you're at your highest level of productivity
and you're awake and you're getting it out of the way.
Your body is the most fresh.
And it's the best time for you to do it. But schedule it.
If you actually add it to your calendar
you take it seriously.
This is gonna be a huge step for you
in becoming a success.
The amount of stress and ideas that,
things that get released from just a good workout.
It's too good to pass up.
Reading.
This is a tough one for a lot of people
because if you don't like to read,
if it bores you, I mean, I fall asleep
reading all the time.
It doesn't mean I like it any less.
It's just kind of a great way
to fall asleep actually (laughing).
These authors have taken all of their ideas
and thesis and they've put them in this amazing
little 300 page manual.
And I know 'cause I've done it once.
And I put a lot of work into that.
And I feel like that's such an amazing
opportunity for you to get inside someone's head,
especially another person who is successful on some level.
You can really start to tap into that
from what you can learn from them.
Successful people make time for this
because why bother learning everything the hard way
if you can learn from someone who's had the experience.
And I think that that's what reading offers.
It also allows you to take yourself
out of your usual and take yourself out
of your own environment and immerse yourself
in another one, which, you could also say
about TV or movies.
And, that's true.
But I think that a book offers you
a completely different option for this.
Something that's much more educational.
Much more thought provoking.
And, you could really take your pick.
But the most successful people
are making a habit of reading every day.
Not watching a movie every day.
Scheduling email.
People who are successful do not live a reactive lifestyle.
If they are checking their email first thing in the morning,
which tons of amazing business people, CEOs,
or just successful people overall do that,
but they get in there with a purpose.
They're looking for something
that is super important to them,
not important to someone else.
That's what an email inbox is.
It is everyone else's priorities.
Except for yours.
A lot of the time.
So scheduling that time to email people back
is really important so that you can do
all of your stuff, the stuff that matters to you, first.
Big time. Really important.
Because if you get into your email
and let that dictate your day,
that is a fast way to not be successful.
You do not want to set a precedent
for being the fastest emailer back.
That's a terrible idea.
Because then that one time you don't do it
people are calling you saying,
where's your response?
Oh my gosh I love when people forward
me an email saying not sure if you got this.
Four to 24 hours later.
Those people usually just don't get a response.
Actually doing what they say yes to.
This is so big and something I have recognized
quite a bit in my career.
The number of people who will say yes to something
and I can just tell based on what I know about them
and how long I've known them or just their demeanor
that I don't think they're really gonna do it.
And my gut is usually right on this.
But I love to see those people who say yes to something
because it is a fit and they're going to do it.
And then they actually do it.
Something that my friends and my colleagues like about me
is that if they ask me to do something,
if I say yes, it is very very hard up,
like messed up situation for me
to not end up doing that thing.
I do what I say I'm going to do.
So what's the flip side of that?
Saying no when it's not a good fit.
Successful people understand that they need
to do what they say their going to do.
But they also don't have to do everything.
And when those opportunities come in
that you need to say no to, they know it.
They say it. They get it out of the way.
They're like, sorry, it's just not
a thing I'm doing right now.
Move on. Can I recommend somebody else?
Is there something else I can do for you?
That would be a line.
I just said no to something recently
that a lot of people said I was kind of silly for doing.
But when I looked at it, and I thought,
okay, it doesn't check all the boxes it needs to for me
for it to be a yes, so technically it should be a no.
So the only reason I'm gonna say yes to this
is 'cause other people think it's a good idea.
I haven't gotten very far based on
what other think is a good idea.
So, it's a no.
Being disciplined when focused.
When it is time to focus, when it is time to do,
when it is time to get that thing off your plate
that only you can manage, having your phone
next to you, having a movie on the background,
having people bustling and talking around you
is not going to get you anywhere.
So being very disciplined about your environment,
scheduling the time to do the thing,
what's happening around you during that thing,
what's not distracting you during that thing.
I'm ready to put my phone in the freezer most of the time
if only it would work if I pulled it out after that.
I mean, I just don't even need it around me
until it is time to play.
And to just make Instagram things that look pretty.
Like, I just don't need my phone otherwise.
As a matter of fact, I got a great Instagram story,
or actually it was a DM that I made an Instagram story,
a couple days ago somebody sent me
on how to turn all of I messages off.
And I am this close.
Like I am so close.
I messages. I don't have Twitter on.
I don't have Instagram on.
I don't need that stuff.
I'm gonna check it anyway.
Be disciplined when it is time to focus
because that thing that you think
could have taken you days or weeks,
might only take you a number of hours
because you don't let anyone get in your way.
Being surrounded by positive influences.
My favorite favorite quote about this is by Jim Rohn.
"You are the average of the five people
you spend the most time with."
Really think about who those five people are.
You, if you watch a lot of like,
motivational talks by one particular person,
that might be one of your five people.
Another person might be someone you live with.
Another person might be a dog (laughing).
In my life, the dog is definitely
a half of a person I think.
But who are those five people because when
you start to look at that, write them down.
And really reflect on the characteristics
of them and how they are falling onto you.
How are you better. How are you worse.
How are you just okay.
How are you mediocre.
How are you amazing.
What characteristics of others are factoring
into you and your productivity
and your personality and everything.
And reanalyze how many of those people
shouldn't be in your top five.
Remember top fives. What is it top eights.
Was it MySpace had top, it was top friends.
Kind of like that.
Except for your mind.
And number 10, prioritizing me time.
This is an introverts favorite for sure.
But I think a lot of extroverts need this as well.
And I know that successful people realize
when they need to take themselves
out of every other situation.
This is very similar to a lot of the other
tips that we've talked about.
But the reality is, you need that me time.
That me time could be that binging Netflix thing
that you need.
Or maybe you take yourself on a date in the park.
Go get some ice cream.
What does me time look like for you?
Allow yourself to have that moment.
Because when we start giving every single minute
away to everybody else, we lose ourselves.
So hopefully we are not doing that
because we're disciplining our time.
And when we're getting focused
we're able to do that.
But if every other second of the day
outside of work is for everyone else
and not for you, how does that feel?
Like, genuinely.
Can you say that's your life right now.
How does that feel?
'Cause I can't imagine that you're feeling
very successful by allowing yourself
to reflect on what you've been doing
and where you wanna go next if that's the case.
Those are 10 habits of highly successful people.
I would love to hear of a really successful habit
that you know of and that everybody should know of.
Leave that in the comments below.
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