What set of habits do
you have? Are your habits keeping and pushing you to the top or keeping and
pushing you to the bottom? Success is a daily thing! Success comes through the
things we do on daily basis!
Students in a class can
be put into four categories: the highly successful students, the mid-range
students, the least successful students and the unsuccessful students. Successful
students have a set of habits that keeps them at the top and the unsuccessful students
have a set of habits that keeps them at the bottom!
So what are the set of
habits that successful students have? What are the set of habits that keeps and
pushes successful students to the top?
Ok! Let’s now look at
the 7 habits of highly successful students.
1.
The
Habit of Self-Discipline
Self-discipline is the
first and foremost habit that every successful person has; be it in school, work,
sports or in politics. Without self-discipline, you are not going anywhere! If
you can’t discipline yourself to do what it takes to be successful, then you’re
not going to be successful!
Self-discipline is your
ability to make yourself do what must be done; at the right time whether you
feel like doing it or you don’t feel doing it! It’s
the single most important factor that guarantees your academic and career
success!
Successful students
discipline themselves, to take notes in class, engage in personal studies,
prepare adequately for tests and exams, pay attention in class, honour their
parents and teachers and many more! These things make them successful and give
them the winning edge over others in the class!
Read more about it
here: How
Indiscipline Affects the Academic Performance of Students.
2.
The
Habit of High Self-Esteem
Every successful
student has high self-esteem. They don’t have low self esteem! I’ve come to realize that the level of your self-esteem
directly affects the level of your productivity! When you have low self
esteem, you will tend to have low results. When you have high self-esteem, you’ll
tend to have better results.
Your self esteem is the
way you think and feel about yourself. If you think you’re worthy and deserving
to become the best in a subject, that mindset and emotional feeling will
empower to become the best in that subject.
At the same time, if
you think that you’re a failure and you can’t make it, that mindset and
feeling will reduce your morale to study and make it! Thus, your own evaluation
of your abilities defeating you!
High self esteem is
derived primarily from an inspiring mission for studies. You must have a great
why for being in school and studying. When I was in college, my mission was to:
“To learn, understand and apply to work
so I could become the best in what I do”
As a result I’m always
motivated and inspired to learn. I study hard and have deeper understanding of
the subject. Thus, I perform better than my friends in class!
3.
The
Habit of Healthy Living
“A sound mind is in a
healthy body” as they say, successful students first of all live a healthy
lifestyle. Health is wealth. Without health, a successful student can’t even
have the peace of mind to study his books, go to classes and do well in school.
Successful students
have the habits of eating good foods; taking balanced diets. They take a good
rest about 6 to 7 hours per night. They abstain from caffeine which weakens the
body and does not make their mind alert. They also abstain from alcohol and smoke which
destroys the body.
They exercise regularly
and keep their bodies fit and strong. They take the right medications to keep
them strong and active. They obey all healthy living rules and take their
health seriously.
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4.
The
Habit of Effective Time Management
“You get what you spend
your time on,” said Mark Zukerberg. Successful students are excellent time managers
and unsuccessful students are poor time managers. Excellent time management
requires you to set goals and devote your time and energy at doing those things
that will lead to the accomplishment of your goals.
Successful students
have study time tables, calendars, note books for recording assignments given
in class. They report to class early and leave late. They use time wisely by
investing in things that will help them to reach their academic goals and
dreams.
Read more about it here:
7 Time Management Tips for Students
5. The
Habit of Effective Organization
Successful people are
organized people. So successful students know how to organize school
activities, home, entertainment, social activities and religious meetings! They
live a well-balanced life because they organize their activities well.
They set their
priorities straight and stick to them. They organize their activities in their
order of sequence and importance. They focus their energies on achieving those
things they have planned to achieve. As a result, they emerge as winners and
the successful in school!
Read more about it
here: 7
Organizational Skills Every Student Must Master
6. The
Habit of Effective & Consistent Studies
Every student must
study. It’s from the word “study” that we have the word “student”. The more you study and the more effective
your studies, the more successful you will be as a student. There’s no
miracle about this.
Successful students
have a study schedule that they use to study. They don’t study because they
feel like studying. They have planned their studies and organized it in a
professional manner. They make it effective by ensuring that they are not
distracted and disturbed by any other activity during study periods.
Read more about it
here: 7
Study Habits of Highly Successful Students.
7. The
Habit of Effective Preparation
The very last
successful habit of successful students is effective preparation. Brian Tracy,
author of 100 Unbreakable Laws of Business
Success said, “Effective performance is
preceded by painstaking preparation”.
Successful students form
the habit of effective preparation. They are proactive. They prepare for class.
They prepare for their personal studies. They prepare for quizzes and tests. They
take ample time to revise their notes thoroughly before exams. They don’t just
prepare, they prepare effectively!
As a result of these
things they excel and end at being the top! To be a successful student, all you
need to do is to cultivate the habits that successful students have. Then you let
those habits be your masters and rule your life. The more those habits dominate
your life; the more success will dominate your academic and career life!
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