16 Habits of Successful Business Leaders
The time of year is upon us when we tend to reflect with a view to building new goals and habits to help us improve in the times ahead.
Below is a list of 16 Habits of Successful Business Leaders identified by Lewis Howes in his book, The School of Greatness, following a study by Time Magazine:
- Maintain a To-Do List
- Wake up 3+ hours before work to set themselves up for the day
- Listen to audiobooks, podcasts or read during commutes
- Network 5+ hours each month
- Read 30+ minutes each day
- Exercise a minimum of 4 days per week for at least 30 minutes
- Eat minimal junk food
- Watch 1 hour or less of Television per day
- Write down your goals
- Focus on accomplishing one specific goal at a time
- Believe in lifelong education and self-improvement
- Believe that good habits create great opportunities
- Believe that bad habits have a negative impact
- Teach good daily success habits to your children
- Ensure their children volunteer for 10+ hours per month
- Encourage their children to read 2+ books per month
Think long-term. What habits would you like to form over the course of your life? Please list them any more in the comments box
About Stephen
Stephen Baines is a Senior Management Consultant and Distinction MBA currently working for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise in addition to pursuing a number of external entrepreneurial ventures. If you wish to contact Stephen, please contact him via LinkedIn or his Twitter handle (@baines1986).
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