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Habits of successful people that will transform your life
#1: Set goals – Setting goals should be the number one priority for anyone looking for success, most successful people clearly define where they want to go and what they want to achieve by setting goals. Goals and objectives give you the ability to monitor yourself and how much progress you’re making. They provide an essential analysis that keeps you from becoming blinded by your bias.
#2: Take Responsibility for their actions – One of the key attributes of most successful people is taking full responsibility of their actions, most successful people take full responsibilities of their failures and success, unlike the majority, they never play the victim role, they never put the blame on someone else, they learn from their failures instead, and they move on quickly, most successful people strongly believe that their energy must be best spend in the present, and planning for the future
#3: Great Self Discipline – Discipline is one of the strongest attributes of most successful people, it encourages you to stay focused on reaching your goals, gives you the gumption to stick with difficult tasks, and allows you to overcome obstacles and discomfort as you propel yourself to new heights.
#4 Obsessed with Self-Development – Personal development refers to those activities that improve a person’s talents, potential, employability, consciousness and ability to realize dreams and create wealth. In short, it’s what you do to better yourself and your prospects in life. Most successful are obsessed with personal development. Personal development enables you to have a particular vision of the future, which gives you a clear idea as to what or where you will be in the next few months or years. Knowing your target and destination in life makes it easy to draw up a plan on how you will achieve your goals.
#5 Risk Takers – “…If there is no risk, there is no reward.” Most Successful people are risk-takers, they are not hesitant to put everything on the line and it’s one of their key attributes to success. Taking a risk to achieve a goal requires the courage to face the fear of uncertainty. No matter the outcome, either way, we grow through the process and become more resilient and confident. Better yet, building those skills helps in taking more risks and improves the chances of achieving future goals.
1. Rodney, (2020). Habits Of Successful People That Will Transform Your Life. iharare. Available from:
Choose three of the habits mentioned in the article above and discuss why they are important for student success.
Identify additional habits that students need and explain why they are important.
