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Entrepreneurs without a doubt have the busiest schedules.
Their day is full of planning, research & meetings because there
is so much to do in such short span of time.
Most of the successful entrepreneurs share same or similar
habits which help them in avoiding such unnecessary
diversions.
Let’s see what the 10 daily habits of most successful
Entrepreneurs are.
1) Create a routine:
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Create a routine:
Scheduling and planning in advance certainly makes the life of
an entrepreneur easy.
Most of the successful entrepreneurs have a strict routine,
which they follow obediently and is one of the important reason
of their success.
2. Keep the mornings for the toughest projects:
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In a research it has been proven that most of the people are more
productive in the morning than at any other time of the day.
Like most of the successful people you can either dedicate your
mornings to the things you love or to the things that you feel are
tough to deal with for better results.
3. Workout & Meditate:
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Workout & Meditate:
Almost all of the successful people start their day with exercise
or meditation.
The CEOs of Apple, Xerox, Pepsi, Christies and Starwood
Hotels all start their day with a cardio workout according to a
leading magazine.
The most important benefit of exercising for entrepreneurs is
relieving their stress therefore, one must engage himself in any
such activity not necessary in the morning but during any part
of the day that acts as a stress buster.
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4.Give a head start to tomorrow today:
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Give a head start to tomorrow today:
The most successful businessmen keep themselves ready for
next day’s work a night before which saves the unnecessary
diversions in the next day and help them to stay focused on the
important business activities.
5. Schedule time for revenue generating
activities:
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Schedule time for revenue generating
activities:
This is an important activity for start-ups. Such activities help
an entrepreneur in avoiding the unimportant activities and
focus towards some profit generating activities.
6. Track your progress:
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Track your progress:
Most of the times one tends to skip on important things in the
midst of numerous activities going on in the organization.
Therefore, it becomes very important for an entrepreneur to
track his/her progress daily with the pre-determined goals and
activities.
7. Refresh yourself with quality family time:
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Refresh yourself with quality family time:
Prioritizing spending time with family is one of the habits of the
successful people according to a new Harvard Business School
study.
Therefore, no matter how busy your schedule is you must spend
some quality time with your family as when you spend time
with the most important people in your life it keeps you
motivated and refreshes you for the upcoming challenges.
8. Encourage team to provide solution not
problems :
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Encourage team to provide solution not
problems :
A proactive team is the solution to half of your problems. All the
successful entrepreneurs encourage their teams to be come up
with the solutions if they run into a road block. This not only
helps in creating a strong team but also minimizes the stress of
the problems that can be solved at the junior level.
9. Segregate each day for separate business
activity:
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Segregate each day for separate business
activity:
In a recent interview with Twitter and Square co-founder, Jack
Dorsey shared his trick of staying productive throughout the
day lies in his weekly schedule dedicated to a particular area of
the business at both companies.
Here’s what his themed week looks like:
• Monday: Management and running the company
• Tuesday: Product
• Wednesday: Marketing and communications, growth
• Thursday: Developers and partnerships
• Friday: Company culture and recruiting
• On Saturdays, Jack takes an off and on Sundays he reflect on the past
week and plans for the coming week.
10. Continue learning:
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10. Continue learning:
A successful entrepreneur never gives up on the learning
process. He continues to learn a new thing every day. One must
keep on updating himself with the latest news especially in
his/her industry and the best way to do this is by attending
various workshops, classes etc. pertaining to business.
Following the above habits does not guarantee you success in
your business but will definitely help you in focusing better on
your business, which drives you to the top.
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