...Habits of Successful People Rise and shine! Morning time just became your new best friend. Love it or hate it, utilizing the morning hours before work may be the key to a successful, and healthy, lifestyle. That’s right, early rising is a common trait found in many CEOs, government officials, and other influential people. Margaret Thatcher was up every day at 5 a.m.; Frank Lloyd Wright at 4 am and Robert Iger, the CEO of Disney wakes at 4:30am just to name a few. I know what you’re thinking – you do your best work at night. Not so fast. According to Inc. Magazine, morning people have been found to be more proactive and more productive. In addition, the health benefits for those with a life before work go on and on. Let’s explore 5 of the things successful people do before 8 am. 1. Exercise. I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again. Most people that work out daily, work out in the morning. Whether it’s a morning yoga session or a trip to the gym, exercising before work gives you a boost of energy for the day and that deserved sense of accomplishment. Anyone can tackle a pile of paperwork after 200 ab reps! Morning workouts also eliminate the possibility of flaking out on your cardio after a long day at work. Even if you aren’t bright eyed and bushy tailed at the thought of a 5 am jog, try waking up 15 minutes early for a quick bedside set of pushups or stretching. It’ll help wake up your body, and prep you for your day. 2. Map Out Your Day. Maximize your potential by mapping out...
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...Amber Wennerstrom DSS Leadership Session 2 18 April 2012 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is a very insightful book providing an approach to obtain personal and interpersonal effectiveness. I really gained a lot from Covey’s different examples he provided in each chapter via family, business and society in general. Covey explains how a person must make a paradigm shift prior to incorporating these habits into their life. We have to be committed to ourselves before we can commit to others. I really find this “inside-out” approach inspiring as change starts with oneself. By incorporating these habits in our lives it will make success easier to obtain both personally and professionally and failure a lot easier to swallow as well. But before we make any changes in our lives we first have to focus on our own personal attitudes and behaviors. Habit number one discusses the importance of being proactive. In order to be proactive we have to possess the initiative to make things happen. Being proactive is the ability to respond positively to our circumstances. I have heard so many times the expression, “that’s just the way I am, “to me this is one of the most frustrating things one can say. I just want to tell them “No, that is the way you are choosing to be and there is something you can do about it.” We all have to bypass the negativity and find a way to focus our time and energy on being effective. Covey explains...
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...Subject : Only people who earn a lot of money are successful. Money and success are two big goals in every people’s lives. However, whether money and success have a tight correlation depends on standpoint of different people. Personally, I believe that people need more than just money to become successful. Those needs include high achievements, acknowledgement of community and good consideration. Success is a state which is achieved when a person accomplishes what he wishes and feels satisfied. Bill Gates, Ex-President of Microsoft, when he established Microsoft, he never intended to earn money. His intention was to succeed in making a computer to be easily operable by a common man. We all know what happened later. Microsoft has become a revelation in the computer industry and went on to garner profits of unimaginable proportions. Indeed, the persons who change the world don’t consider money as their first objective but the contribution in the development of human life from all its different sides. At this stage we can set the example of Gandhi who came to back to India and started his fight for freedom and independence of his country. Without him, the story of Indian independence movement would be incomplete. Although he didn’t earn lot of money, he had earned a place in the heart of every Indian. There is no one who can really acclaim his or her success without the acknowledgement of community. Indeed, successful people are those who are well considered not because they...
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...6 Weird Habits Of Successful People December 18, 2012 We call people weird because they do things differently than we would. Seth Godin wears those brightly colored but mismatched socks. Steve Jobs’ work uniform was a black turtleneck and jeans. Look around and you can see the obvious differences in a lot of successful people. What most business owners don’t see when they look at successful people are the habits they’ve developed. Leonard DaVinci slept two hours at a time in four-hour intervals. Charles Dickens would only write and sleep facing north. Some of their weirdness was superstition, but a lot of it wasn’t. Here are six weird habits of successful people. 1.They think backward. Successful people start at the finish. Most of us have been taught to take one step, then the next, and the next until we arrive at our destination or goal. But successful people, like rocket scientists, actually clearly define the outcome they want first, and then reverse engineer the steps they need to take to get there. 2. They like to repeat themselves, a lot. They repeat themselves a lot. If you’re pre-vinyl and never heard a broken record, think “repeat” or “loop.” Successful people don’t stop when they have a success. When they succeed, they try to figure out ways to repeat that success. 3. They cut corners. Once successful people figure out how to repeat success, then they figure out how to get the same result faster, easier and cheaper. There’s a fine line between cutting corners...
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...BUSINESS BOOK SUMMARIES Stay on Top of Best in Business Knowledge SM ® March 3, 2011 How Successful People Think John C. Maxwell Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Summarized by permission of the publisher, Center Street, New York, New York. All rights reserved. ©2009 by John C. Maxwell ISBN: 978-1-59995-168-3 Introduction In all aspects of life, from the professional world to family interactions, good thinkers help solve problems. For 40 years, John C. Maxwell has studied and analyzed successful people and how they think. He has concluded that the way successful people approach the thought process is a key differentiator. In How Successful People Think, Maxwell discusses the 11 skills that good thinkers exhibit and describes how to adopt these skills. Maxwell recommends keeping it in a place where it will stimulate further thinking. 2. Spending time with good thinkers. Maxwell believes that to become a sharp thinker, a person must spend time with sharp people and observe how they think. 3. Thinking good thoughts. The thinking process is a discipline. As a result, it is important to make thinking a priority and to regularly take time to generate and develop thoughts. 4. Acting on good thoughts. The window of opportunity to act on promising thoughts is short. When a good thought arises, it is important to act on it quickly. 5. Allowing emotions to create another good thought. A person cannot wait to start the thinking pro- Getting Started with Better...
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...“How Successful People Grow” is a book about personal development. As introduced in the book, everyone has unique potential that takes growth to be fulfilled. It provides 15 effective ways and principles that catalyze intentional growth. The instructions in this book helps a lot in transforming average people into lifelong learners who keeps on gaining potential to get ahead in life. The process personally made by John C. Maxwell is summarized below. First, in becoming an intentional learner, the key is to start developing as soon as possible and refrain from being an incidental learner. It is necessary to identify and avoid mistaken beliefs about growth that Maxwell referred to as “Growth Gap Traps.” The next step is self-evaluation that...
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...50 Good Short Thoughts | Short Good Thoughts In English | Short Thoughts 1. It is not what you do for your juniors/subordinates/children that are important. It is what you teach them to do for them selves. 2. The world suffers a lot, not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people. 3. A successful man is he who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him! Learn to accept criticism proactively and with grace. 4. Your success is determined by what you are willing to sacrifice for it. 5. No one will manufacture a lock without a key. Similarly the God does not give problems without solutions. Only we should have patience and courage to find them. 6. Success is not the key to happiness. But happiness is the key to success. 7. Do not complain about others. Change yourself if you want peace. It is easier to protect our feet with shoes than to carpet the earth. 8. Do not only be close with someone who makes you happy. Be close with someone who can not be happy without you. It may make a lot difference to him at least. 9. Bill Gates never did LaxmiPooja but he is the richest man. Einstein never did SaraswatiPooja but he was the cleverest man. So just believe in hard work. 10. You can tell whether a man is intelligent by his answers. But you can tell a man is wise by his questions. 11. Slow down and enjoy life. It is not only the scenery you miss by going fast but you also miss the sense of where you are going and...
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...differences between successful people and unsuccessful people that Andy Bailey and the postcard claim, followed by a picture of the postcard itself: 1. Embrace change vs. Fear change Embracing change is one of the hardest things a person can do. With the world moving so fast and constantly changing, and technology accelerating faster than ever, we need to embrace what’s coming and adapt, rather than fear it, deny it or hide from it. 2. Want others to succeed vs. Secretly hope others fail When you’re in an organization with a group of people, in order to be successful, you all have to be successful. We need to want to see our co-workers succeed and grow. If you wish for their demise, why even work with them at all? 3. Exude joy vs. Exude anger In business and in life, it’s always better to be happy and exude that joy to others. It becomes contagious and encourages other to exude their joy as well. When people are happier they tend to be more focused and successful. If a person exudes anger, it puts everyone around them in a horrible, unmotivated mood and little success comes from it. 4. Accept responsibly for your failures vs. Blame others for your failures Where there are ups, there are most always downs. Being a leader and successful businessperson means always having to accept responsibility for your failures. Blaming others solves nothing; it just puts other people down and absolutely no good comes from it. 5. Talk about ideas vs. Talk about people What did...
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...Jahurul Islam redefined the concept of business and industries in Bangladesh. He was the king of Bangladeshi business sector. The history books rightly states him as the father of Bangladeshi business. Business was in his blood since he belonged to a traditional business family. Jahurul Islam ventured into the business sector as early as 1964, with his company 'Islam Group'. Since then Islam Group has diverged into multidimensional sectors including engineering, construction, trading and even manufacturing. The company, over the years, concentrated in other sectors including pharmaceuticals, textiles, jute, aviation, ceramics, media, real estate, finance, construction and even something as vital as energy. Through the variety of his concerns, Jahurul Islam has shown diversified thinking capability that no one in his generation possessed. His unique way of thinking and leadership also resulted in Islam Group to be one of the leading industries in Bangladesh. Perseverance is one of man's greatest qualities; Jahurul Islam possessed that quality. It naturally transformed him to be a great businessman and leader. He faced a lot of problems during the three decade sway over his company; however his patience and his brilliance together made Islam Group number one company in the country. Besides being good businessman, he was also a humanitarian. He founded Jahurul Islam Medical College and Hospital, for the betterment of the country. Although the institute officially began...
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...Choice of Ending the Cycle Lawrence Miller Jr. Composition I Instructor Hewlett April 25, 2015 When does the cycle come to an end? Better yet do I start the process to change the cycle? I sit for days on end, trying to collect my thoughts of what I picture my life would be like, rather than the images of my childhood. Images of my mother being beaten by my father, will forever be a stained memory in my brain. Missing out on growing up with my siblings, because of the choices I made. The only solution my mother could come to was sending me away. This cycle of being a deadbeat father, uneducated, abusive and alcoholic now I was carrying the burden on my shoulders. One day I said I can’t continue down this path. After all the headaches, stress, endless jobs my decision became very clear, college is the final decision. I realize if I want to strive for greatness and become a solid provider, role model for my family, secondary education is required. My days as a child, I could remember sitting in my room dreaming of what I wanted my life to be like. I told myself I would have a family, house and awesome job. Over the years my dreams started to become further near. As I begin to look over my life I realized, I was following the same path as my parents. It began when I had my first child at 18, just as my father had me. The cycle had begun, I wasn’t even aware that my life was about to go down a winding path. Birth is the beginning of life, as a newborn you are a virgin...
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...Analysis In the article How Successful People Think, Roger Martin explores the way successful leaders come to new ideas and solutions to their problems by embracing “integrative thinking”. He explains it as having a capacity to hold two opposite ideas at once and finding a middle ground that is superior to both. Even though this article was published in Harvard Business Review and it’s target is educated audience (mostly in business field), language and style of writing are articulate and clean. Author does not use over technical words or examples that common person wouldn’t know. Title is bold, bright and hard to miss. Pictures are set up to be inviting and on the point (brain, light bulb). Writer is targeting people who have a wish to improve their leadership skills and recognizes that this quality is spread throughout all social classes and educational levels. His tone is light, supportive, conversational and readers can tell that author is personally involved in the subject: “… wisely, I might add…”,”…I have interviewed…”. In conclusion of the article Mr. Martin’s voice turns even more declamatory: “But I refuse to believe that the ability to use our opposable minds is a gift reserved for minority of people…” Roger Martin is the dean of the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto. His passion for the subject is undeniable, but evidence he presents appears personal, weak and contradictory. He claims that “…(successful leaders) share somewhat unusual trait:...
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...Free College You see all these successful people in the world, but do you know what they went through to get to where they are now? Imagine all the bright minds in the world that could help change the world. Most of those people with those minds are to poor or cant get an opportunity just to learn. Students with temporary living conditions and good grades should get to attend college for free. Last October, just 65.9 percent of people who had graduated from high school the previous spring had enrolled in college, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said this week. But what about the kids who didn't even get a chance to go to high school. Kids in third world countries don't even go to school. I think people in america take almost everything for granite. Kids now days think its a chore to get up and go to school five days a week. We all think that homework is the worst thing that could happen to you in a day. But kids in other countries worry about when there going to get there next piece of bread for the day or when there going to get their next sip of clean water....
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...SOCIAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS…THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SYSTEMS ARE THE KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE February 25 th, 2012 Abstract A socio-technical system is a combination of people and technology working together towards one common goal or objective whether the goal is to increase sales in a company or develop a program to help design and build a safer automobile. The employees that operate the devices, tools and run the computers systems are the driving force behind any successful social technical system. SOCIAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS…THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SYSTEMS ARE THE KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE A social technical system is a combination of people and technology working together, the technical system which is composed mainly of the physical components and techniques needed to transform the input into output in a manner which may enhances the economic and capabilities of an business or organization. The driven factor behind the overall performance in the organization’s technical system and the social system is the personnel that maintain and utilize the systems. Socio-technical systems major components include hardware, software, physical surrounding, people, procedures, laws and regulations, data and data structures. The personnel component of the socio-technical system is the major deciding factor that will determine the overall success of any social technical system. In Rizzio (2005) article, “Designing complex socio-technical systems”. His socio-technical approach to...
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...dreams of becoming a pro athlete; I guess some people just get lucky” (Lewis 168). Being professional in a sport is not an easy task to fulfill, and people put everything in their lives on the line to make it. In the novel, The Blind Side, by Michael Lewis, the theme the author makes clear is that people do not always believe in giving or receiving hope. The main character, Michael Oher, is an excellent example of this theme. Uncontrollable challenges and disregarding or abusing given opportunities is what ails America because it damages potential success. A person’s individual background can have a huge effect on determining if they have the chance to be successful. Michael Oher had a slim chance to become successful in a poor family When Michael meets the Touhys he states, “I don’t know where my mom is but I want to protect her and I hope she’s ok” (Lewis 58). This evidence also relates to a story about Maurice Clarett who states, “I grew up in a bad neighborhood and I had nothing to protect except my mom and my brother, that’s all I ever worried about” (Burke 2). Both Michael and Maurice were born into very poor living conditions but they never lost hope in what they wanted to accomplish. This is important because it shows that a persons background in life can sometimes determine how many goals a person is limited to, and with hope in being successful these goals are obtainable. Michael was given a small chance to become successful in life because he grew up in a poor neighborhood...
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...next few weeks, and most young people have spent the last nine months in school or studying at home, hopefully preparing to be on their own in the future. I would like to ask the young people reading this: Do you ever wonder what you will do to earn a living, what your career will consist of? Do you ever wonder how successful you are going to be, or what things you will be able to accomplish? Do you ever wonder if you will be able to enjoy the “good life” and afford the nicer than average things? Do you wonder if you will wind up having a job that you enjoy, or one that you must do out of necessity? Will you be able to support yourself and a family and own a nice home and automobile—all of those things we think of as the “American Dream”? Probably most young people have these thoughts and questions from time to time. You may not worry about such things at this time in your life, but you do think about them. We are all aware of the economic downturn in the United States, as our nation faces many problems at this time. Unemployment problems are continually in the news with many major corporations laying off employees as part of necessary cutbacks. Some of these may already be affecting your family. Many of you harbor legitimate concerns and are uncertain about your future. Even with conditions that now occur in our economy, a way exists for you to be successful and to land a good job in this country. This key concept or way for you to be successful starts right now no matter your...
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