5 Habits of REALLY Successful People
When I am talking successful, I am meaning someone who is really successful. A person who at their disposal, can spend $20 million on a property without blinking an eye lid or pick up their friends and family from wherever they are in the world, in a private jet, just because ... they can.
There are many habits of really successful people - the billionaire type, but here are 5 that come to mind based on my experience in observing their traits:
1. Dominance is in everything they do
There are many habits of really successful people - the billionaire type, but here are 5 that come to mind based on my experience in observing their traits:
1. Dominance is in everything they do
They dominate in whatever they do. If they place tennis, only a pro can beat them. If they play golf, it's of 3 or below. If they climb a mountain, its not just any mountain, its Africa's tallest mountain Mt Kilimanjaro or at the very least one of the highest mountains in the world.
In a meeting, they are always two steps ahead of everyone else in the room. They walk in, everyone stops what they are doing and they demand your attention - without saying a word.
If they are doing a business deal, you will always fair better to let them believe they have won, otherwise your head will be spinning at how fast they anilate you in their wake.
2. Family-first - always
Don't every be mistaken the importance of their family. They may have been onto their third or fourth wife, but when it comes to children and their family members, only they can say or do anything that may in any way hurt their feelings or put them in a position that isn't considered first.
3. Discipline across every area of their business and life
They display discipline in everything they do from when they have a conversation, by listening and asking questions first, without talking and playing their cards too early, to setting goals and doing all the steps, working relentlessly to achieve them. They wake up and go to bed at the same time every day and they never let emotion affect any decision they make. They can cut you as fast as you blink an eye lid - because they have trained themselves to understand that "this is business" and you have to do what you have to do.
4. Relationships go way back and are real
They maintain relationships with people that count from their college friends, bankers, suppliers, past employees, key clients and associates. You may not hear from them for a year, but they will make contact even if its just to invite you to their annual Christmas party. They are more likely to remember your birthday, people they have people who help them do so, than your Mother. And if you are doing it tough and you are someone that they respect, they will be the first to lend a hand, go for coffee or find a solution.
5. They don't suffer fools
They don't suffer fools but unlike you and I, they don't make the fool know what they think of them. Instead, they create a divide, so large that the "fool" cannot get within a mile of them. They also in subtle way, ensure that others around them are not bringing them into their sphere.
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Gerardo A Dada
12 Oct 2013Mellissah,
ReplyI had been writing this post about the one secret to success I see more commonly in people. (which is interestingly not in your list, at least not explicitly)
Your post inspired me to complete it and publish it today. Would love your thoughts on it
http://wp.me/pkYTD-69
Thanks
Gerardo
Gerardo A Dada
04 Oct 2013Very interesting post, thank you. I want to share my opinion, not to debate but to have a discussion about an interesting topic:
ReplyWhen you say 'really successful' you mean 'really rich'. I think it is important to acknowledge they are not the same, and that it takes a lot of skill to ensure they are not mutually exclusive.
I have met many super-rich people who are failures and are very unhappy and I also have met very successful (and happy) people who don't have a lot of money. I guess it depends on how you define success based on your values.
Which why I have a problem with #2. Can you say someone with a fourth wife is really successful? Isn't that evidence of failure?
On the first point, I see three types of leaders:
1- Those who want to dominate because they just have to be the best (big EGO - focus on their success relative to other people/competitirs )
2- Those who have a passion for excellence - do the best they can do, they are perfectionists (outcome oriented, passionate)
3- Those who want to do the best they can do (focus on their success relative to their potential, dreamers)
I absolutely agree with discipline and the value of relationships.
Clemence Vandame
03 Oct 2013I agree with the dominance and discipline traits, two qualities everyone who wants to be successful should have.
ReplyGideon Sweet
24 Sep 2013Very insightful and inspirational analysis!
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