Millennium Magazine_16th Ed_Mary Farrington-Lorch

OF SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUALS 6. ENGAGE IN CALCULATED PROCRASTINATION You may have heard that procrastination is the death knoll of businesses. If so, think again. The most successful business owners know how to prioritize and postpone lesser chores in favor of profitable ones. For them, procrastination does not involve time off. It is about always tackling the tasks that provide maximum benefit first. Delay subsidiary jobs and manage critical ones once you gather the data to help you achieve your goals, and procrastination will be a friend. 9. EXERCISE Staying fit and healthy is vital to aiding your success. Many accomplished executives perform a daily exercise routine that fuels motivation and keeps them in shape. Exercising raises their energy, boosts feelgood hormones, and helps them maintain excellent health and well-being. Find an exercise you enjoy that suits your lifestyle and carry it out daily. Your discipline and consistency will increase as you persist, and you can transfer your enhanced determination into running your business with resolve. 7. STUDY AND IMPROVE Make time for personal development to aid your success. Successful executives ensure that they remain abreast of or overtake their competition. They recognize their skills require constant work, and it is vital to study and enhance their capabilities. Self-improvement will increase your business prowess and awareness, as well as boost your communication skills. It will ramp up your brainpower, too, and help you to stay curious about life. 10. MEDITATE Several successful business owners meditate before work. Some large, successful companies provide meditation rooms for their employees, too. They acknowledge that it is good for business, as studies show regular practice thickens the prefrontal cortex — the part of the brain responsible for regulating emotions. Meditating can help you focus, manage pressure and apply reasoning to challenges. A 20-minute session each day is all it takes to improve your brain and derive the ample benefits. Alternatively, if you practice more often, you might reap even greater rewards. 8. NETWORK Have you rubbed shoulders with successful entrepreneurs? If so, you might recognize they do not miss opportunities to network. Time off is never 100% free from business. Parties, gettogethers and train journeys are chances to swap information and interface. After all, you cannot have too many business connections. It is savvy to collect data, ask new associates questions about their businesses, and exchange names and telephone numbers. It can all come in handy later. Successful business leaders do not rest on their laurels. They look after and enhance their assets, both at the office and when managing their minds and bodies. Their daily habits give them advantages over their rivals and enrich their working lives. Follow suit, and you can profit, too.

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