Leaders of large and successful companies do not just become leaders. In order to get such a job, a person must be well versed in his profession, work hard and have good friends. And also - to be truly disciplined and practice good habits. Here are some of them.
Thank you book
Stuart Financial Group founder and CEO Brian Slovon maintains such records and advises everyone else to do the same. It makes you think good things more often and teaches you to be grateful and get rid of negative thoughts.
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Start your day by exercising your body and mind
Entrepreneur Douglas Vermeren spends an hour right after waking up practicing Brazilian martial arts Jiu-Jitsu, which he says is a great way to “stretch” both body and spirit. Douglas says it's not just "dumb" weight lifting - Jiu Jitsu requires you to follow a specific strategy. After class, he reads a good book or article and then retells its content on paper, as if he wanted to share it with another person.
10 to 10
Marko Kozlowski, an entrepreneur, investor, and writer, has a rule: do 10 things by 10 a.m. And not just some daily routine like making a bed and brushing your teeth, but important things. “I set priorities, first I do the most serious thing, then I go through the list to the end.”
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Track progress
During the day, the CEO of Strategy Development Group and writer Paul Ratoff writes down all his activities in a notebook - calls, meetings, notes, tasks, etc. As a result, the picture of the day opens before him, and what else needs to be done.
Don't hang out on social media unnecessarily
Financial consultant at Kensington Benjamin Lupu suggests using social media only when you need it for work. You are a strong man, Benjamin!
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Sleep eight hours
Ann Wanderslyes, head of Retirement Planning Strategies, empathizes with people who stay up late and get up early. She is confident that as a result, they lose productivity and become less effective. Ann's personal experience shows that 8 hours of sleep at the same time noticeably increases strength, makes you more productive and attentive.
Get up early
The founder of the cloud software company Zonopact, Maur Ramjir, admits that he always gets up at 4 in the morning - even when he goes to bed at 1 in the morning or is on vacation.
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Keep your finger on the pulse of the company
Unless you are a multimillionaire who has money for high-paid consultants, you have to personally control everything. Even when everything seems to be going well. This way you will know what your company is breathing and will be able to make important decisions faster - you will not have to wait for the next quarterly report. And, of course, cunning employees will not steal anything from you. Anyway, a good owner and employees are respected. The advice of the entrepreneur Nick Baucoma is simple - but, believe me, not everyone follows it. It would be worth it.
Prioritize business
Every evening, Nicole Smart, the vice president of Star Staffing (ranked among the 5000 fastest growing companies in the US), makes a to-do list for the next day and tries to get at least 2 tasks completed in its first half. In addition, she spends an hour every day chatting on social networks or blogging:
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Have an outlet
Casey Cohen, co-founder of a restaurant IT startup in New York, admits that sometimes work is very stressful, and it's important to be able to be distracted by something that you enjoy. Some people like to listen to electronic music, while Casey himself is more into sports. You pull iron, run, jump - and the world immediately seems better than an hour ago. There you can calmly think, come up with a solution to any problem.
Calls - only after lunch
Eddie Mean of Wonderful Union (serving stars like Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber) explains:
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Build personal contact with each employee
The general director of the advertising agency Cedato, Ron Dick, tries to communicate with as many subordinates as possible during the day: he always greets them even at a short meeting and always speaks with people who come for an interview.
Say "What if …"
“What happens if…”, “Shouldn't we try…” - this way of asking the question makes your brain think about solving the problem and can lead to the most unexpected results, says Tamra Ryan from the Women Bean Project.
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