Successful people have several things in common — things they dothat help them become successful and things they don't do.
|Following is a list of 25 things successful people refuse todo:
|1. Make excuses for their own mistakes. They learn and grow andimprove obsessively.
|2. Whine when things don't go their way. They figure out a wayto win in spite of setbacks.
|3. Copy what other people have done to be successful. Theyignore the crowd and do their own thing.
|4. Stay down when they get knocked down or fail. They pullthemselves together and come back stronger.
|5. Avoid doing the hard work that success demands. They sweat,fight, and bleed for their cause.
|6. Adopt the thinking of the status quo. They do their ownresearch and always think for themselves.
|7. Ignore their own weaknesses and bad habits. They take stepsto fix and improve them.
|8. Pretend that they are perfect or better than anyone else.They are focused maniacally on improving.
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|||Successful people are laser focused on finding ways toimprove. (Photo: iStock)
|9. Look down on others around them who aren't winners yet. Theyencourage them to achieve more.
|10. Overlook the details that drive better results. They aredeliberate about being better — even when that hurts.
|11. Be discouraged that people around them aren't cheerleadingfor them. They find inner motivation and drive.
|12. Spend time correcting everyone else's perceptions aboutthem. They just focus on being awesome.
|13. Let money make them arrogant or take stupid risks. They stayfinancially disciplined. And humble.
|14. Complain about things that are outside of their control.They focus on action and deliberately ignore the rest.
|15. Waste their time doing things that don't matter. Theymaniacally prioritize how they expend their energy.
|16. Try to be good at everything at the same time. They focus ondoing one thing awesomely at a time.
|17. Give up when things get tough. They endure the tough times,innovate past obstacles and keep trying.
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|||A never-quit attitude is one shared by many successfulpeople. (Photo: iStock)
|18. Listen to the doubters, critics or skeptics. They stayfocused and mentally disciplined.
|19. Let anything stop them from following up and followingthrough on what they promise. They deliver.
|20. Think about defeat or success as final. They continue to setbigger goals no matter their previous outcome.
|21. Blame other people for their own mistakes. They takeresponsibility for their actions.
|22. Let current chaos distract them from future success. Theyget things done each day regardless of what is happening.
|23. Put their ego ahead of achieving epic results. They work onstaying humble and teachable.
|24. Lose sight of why they are are doing what they are doing.They stay inspired and motivated.
|25. Think of themselves as anything other than successful— even if they don't have big results yet. They rejectnegativity.
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