Nine Things Succesful People Do Differently

From Harvard Business Review:

Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren't sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. The intuitive answer — that you are born predisposed to certain talents and lacking in others — is really just one small piece of the puzzle. In fact, decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do.1. Get specific.2. Seize the moment to act on your goals.3. Know exactly how far you have left to go.4. Be a realistic optimist.5. Focus on getting better, rather than being good.6. Have grit.7. Build your willpower muscle.8. Don't tempt fate.9. Focus on what you will do, not what you won't do.Read the whole article for the explanation of these nine points.

HT: Matt Perman