Always up to try new things? You should be – for a work-life balance.
If you really want to be a successful entrepreneur, you should have the courage to leave your comfort zone.
Why are some people more successful than others? They’re not just lucky – they’re doing the right things. Reason enough to try out their simple recipes for success yourself. Can you do everything that you set out to do? If not – do you want to increase your chances of achieving your goals in the future?
These habits of truly successful entrepreneurs could help you do this.
1. Don’t Sleep Too Long.
Each day only has 24 hours. So make the most of it, start the day as early as possible, and get to work! The convinced early risers include Apple CEO Tim Cook (according to “Time” wakes up at 3:45 a.m.), Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (according to “New York Magazine” wakes up at 5:30 a.m.), and successful entrepreneur and billionaire Richard Branson (according to “Business Insider ” wake up at 5.45 am). If you want to start the day in a good relaxed mood, try to wake up early in the morning.
2. Leave Your Comfort Zone.
Those who constantly move in their own comfort zone usually feel better. In the long term, however, it hinders you from really developing yourself further. Doing things that initially frighten us or make us nervous is incredibly important in order to strengthen our character, gain experience, and build up expertise in new subject areas. Therefore: Get out of your comfort zone!
3. Constantly Learning.
Constantly look for ways to improve. you have to find ways to keep yourself up to date in your field of responsibility. Read books or blogs related to topics you deal with at work. And remember, lessons can be learned not only from mistakes but also from things that went well. Recommended read: Ways to keep yourself up to date in your area of responsibility
4. Don’t Complain.
Even if you sometimes don’t know how you are supposed to ever do your job: Whining all the time is exhausting and prevents you from actually tackling your tasks. And even worse: your bad mood can spread to your employees and negatively affect them. Then you not only block yourself but also spoil the mood of your employees and lower their productivity.
Therefore: Direct your attention to the positive things, concentrate on subtasks, and work them off bit by bit. And even if you didn’t believe in it at the beginning, in the end, you will see that it worked – and you can be proud of yourself! And you don’t have to cope with the mountain of work alone: delegate!
5. Put Things Into Action.
For some ideas, it seems almost impossible to put into practice at first. Really successful people who are absolutely convinced of an idea, however, are not deterred by it but look for ways to remove the obstacles from the way. And do everything to achieve the goal in the end.
The best example is the electric car Tesla pioneer Elon Musk. Despite production problems and missed sales targets with the Model X, he stuck to his vision undeterred – and was able to bring the third model (Model 3) onto the market in 2017. There were several hundred thousand pre-orders for the electric car – even though not a single buyer had seen the model or was able to take a test drive.
6. Don’t Get Bogged Down.
Many entrepreneurs are constantly buzzing with new ideas that they could implement in the company. Anyone who pursues all these ideas runs the risk of neglecting the really important things that will bring the company forward in the long term.
Therefore: Set priorities and concentrate on the really important tasks – even if these may not be easy for you at first and it is more strenuous to implement them. But in the end, it will pay off!
Recommended Readings: Entrepreneurial Thinking: Why It Helps You
7. Stay In Balance.
If you don’t take care of yourself, you burn out. A good balance between work and private life is therefore one of the most important requirements for long-term success. There is no silver bullet – therefore: Listen to yourself and find the right path for yourself.