Habits of Successful People-3 Famous Entrepreneurs’ Secrets

The book that started it all for me was Napoleon Hills’ book   

Think and Grow Rich, I couldn’t get enough and really still can’t, I find the subject endlessly interesting.  I am always curious about the habits of successful people. I love reading about respected entrepreneurs & love to see what I could learn from them and their habits.

 

Tony Robbins

 

Tony Robbins is a best-selling author and entrepreneur and uses a daily technique he calls “priming“. He breaks it into three, three-minute segments.

He focuses the first three minutes on something simple that he is grateful for. The second three-minutes he “feels the presence of God” and sends positive energy to his family and friends and others.

The third three-minutes he calls “three to thrive” where he identifies three results that he is committed to achieving. Tony says that the two things that lead to poor choices are anger and fear gratitude can eliminate them both.

Some other success and happiness habits he follows are:

 

1. Spend 30 minutes a day reading, no skipping.

2. Learn to act in spite of uncertainty, take calculated risks.

3. Develop a mindset of generosity and abundance– feeling abundant (even though reality may be a tad different) and giving often and generously.

4. Choose your partners wisely, selectively choose people that align with your goals and needs.

5. Never stop asking the right questions– What are the questions that drive you/your business forward? Where do you find your greatest answers?

 

 

Tony Robbins Quotes

 

 

    “It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.”

– Tony Robbins

 

“Your past does not equal your future.”

– Tony Robbins

 

“Success is doing what you want to do, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you want.”

– Tony Robbins

 

“The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.”

– Tony Robbins

 

“A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.”

– Tony Robbins

 

“You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.”

– Tony Robbins

 

I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.”

– Tony Robbins

 

Richard Branson

 

His daily routine includes waking early, exercising and spending time with family. Being punctual he believes is a very important habit so that you can keep your day on track and not get behind.

 

1. Create Value in the World– Do something that you love and are passionate about so that you will have the desire to keep at it when things get tough.

2. Be Innovative–  create something different that will stand out.

3. Lead by Listening–  Listen more than you talk and get feedback regularly from your staff and customers.

4. Have Fun & Success will Follow!

 

Richard Branson Quotes

 

“For people in this room who want to start something, they just got to think: ‘What’s not being done well by other people? How can I create something that’s really going to make a difference in people’s lives?’ Then hopefully at the end of the year, you’ll have more money coming in than going out.”

– Richard Branson

 

“The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.”

-Richard Branson

 

“A business is simply an idea to make other people’s lives better.”

-Richard Branson

 

 “There is no greater thing you can do with your life and your work than follow your passions in a way that serves the world and you.”

-Richard Branson

 

 “The one person who can make your business succeed is not an investor or even a mentor, it is you.”

– Richard Branson

 

“The lesson that I have learned and follow all my life is that we should try and try and try again – but never give up!”

– Richard Branson

 

“My family brought me up to always look for the best in other people. I love people. Love spending time with people. I love learning from people.”

– Richard Branson

 

“Entrepreneurship is a great leveler, The wonderful thing is that money is not the sole currency when it comes to starting a business; drive, determination, passion and hard work are all free and more valuable than a pot of cash.”

– Richard Branson

 

“Screw it. Let’s do it.”

– Richard Branson

 

 “My definition of success? The more you’re actively and practically engaged, the more successful you will feel.”

– Richard Branson

 

“When you’re first thinking through an idea, it’s important not to get bogged down in complexity. Thinking simply and clearly is hard to do.”

-Richard Branson

Oprah Winfrey

 

Oprah’s early morning routine starts at 5 am, meditates for 20 minutes and works out on her treadmill. She also eats a healthy breakfast before she starts work.

1. Aim for Excellence– Require more from yourself, be the best.

2. Luck is Preparation meeting Opportunity– Be ready when opportunity presents itself.

3. Passion is Energy– Focus on what excites you.

4. The Big Secret– is that there is none. you need to want it and work for it,  no big secret.

5. It’s all about Attitude– The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

6. Success is not a Goal– Be significant instead.

 

Oprah  Winfrey Quotes

 

 

“Where there is no struggle, there is no strength.”

-Oprah Winfrey

 

 

“What I know for sure is that if you want success, you can’t make success your goal. The key is not to worry about being successful, but to instead work towards being significant and success will naturally follow”

– Oprah Winfrey

 

“As you become more clear about who you really are, you’ll be better able to decide what is best for you – the first time around.”

-Oprah Winfrey

 

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never have enough.”

– Oprah Winfrey

 

“I don’t think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who, from and early age, knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.”

– Oprah Winfrey

 

“The truth is I have from the very beginning listened to my instincts. All of my best decisions in life have come because I was attuned to what really felt like the next right move for me.”

-Oprah Winfrey

 

“Often we don’t even realize who we’re meant to be because we’re so busy trying to live out someone else’s ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.”

– Oprah Winfrey

 

“What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life but in other people’s lives.”

-Oprah Winfrey

 

“Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both you and others about what you think is possible. Don’t put a ceiling on yourself.”

– Oprah Winfrey

Bill Gates, Oprah, Warren Buffett, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerburg and Mark Cuban all believe that reading and lifelong learning are keys to being successful.

They read books on self-improvement, success, education and biographies & autobiographies of other successful people.