15 ways to become a more confident and achieve success

1. Teach yourself to get up early

The first three hours after waking up - a time when it is easier just to concentrate. The most difficult thing in the morning - to force myself to get up early and endure five minutes of discomfort. The trick is that immediately after the alarm to get out of bed and do something. Take a shower or just a walk away to another room. It is important to change the situation, so as not to be tempted to lie down again. Otherwise the whole day you will feel guilty.

The five minutes of discomfort will determine what will be your day: successful or mediocre. If your first decision in the morning - take a nap, what will the others? And if we continue like this, day after day, what will be your life?

2. Start the day with the primary task

Not enough just to get up early. It is necessary to immediately begin important for you business. Writer Stephen Covey explained this concept in his book "Seven Highly Effective People Skills». Imagine that you need to lay down in a bucket of rocks. If at first to put small stones, large then simply will not fit. But if you do the opposite, and the first to put the large stones, small easy to fill empty seats. So it is with business.

First take out the main tasks and petty cases fill the remainder of the day.

3. Overcome resistance and do what avoided

Most likely, you have in your life there is some important work, which you avoid. For example, to write a diploma, write a business plan, or learn a foreign language. It's easy to take time pressing chores and hobbies. But the idea that you postpone something necessary to achieve its objective, will always haunt you.

Make yourself at least a couple of hours to work on the what to avoid. You probably feel a burst of energy. You believe in your strength. You will increase motivation. You will want to do more and in other spheres of life.

4. Use different learning styles

Everyone has a dominant style learning. We believe that we can only develop within it. A unusual styles we believe inaccessible: they simply can not accomplish.

For example, you like math and are given good. You have an analytical mind, you are looking at problems and failures as an opportunity to learn something. Are you sure you can get even better in mathematics. But here you do not like to write. Do you think that it's not yours and you will never fail. It's just not in you laid.

This is not true. Accessible to all the different learning styles. Doing what you feel difficult, you activate the brain areas that previously did not use. You move to the objectives that were outside of your comfort zone.

You become more confident, seeing that you get something complicated.

5. Clearly mark the reasons for their goals

Think what you want. Then ask yourself, why is it so important for you. Do not hesitate too long. Answer the first thing that comes to mind.

For example, if you want to work from home, a chain of questions will be about the. Why it is important for me to work from home? I need flexible schedule. Why is important to me a flexible schedule? So I feel less stress and pressure. Why it is important to me to feel less stress and pressure? I work better and feel happier when he in control of my life.

Do this exercise with each of its purpose. Try to ask seven questions on the target.

To be honest with you, you can discover the key events that have shaped your identity.

Often we see only its superficial motivation. As a result, our actions do not come from our present aspirations. Understand your deep motivation. And then every day remind yourself about it.

6. Try to give more, not take

There are people who take but do not give anything in return. They start a relationship just to get something from someone else. Any communication for them - it's a bargain.

If they give something, it is only up to a point. We have not yet received from you required. They do not appreciate the fact that other people give them, and grateful, but if they get what they want. If not - they break all ties with you.

7. Maintain relationships with those only who gives a lot

When both people give a lot, they change and learn new things from each other. Therefore not enough just to be the one who gives. It should be given to those who give in return. With such people can build a successful long-term relationships. They genuinely help, and nothing in it is not asking. They are really happy for you when you succeed. They support and do not give up in difficult times.

8. Believe that you deserve more

Your life reflects your idea of ​​what you deserve. When you seek to give more people this idea is expanded. It grows along with the desire to help others. In psychology this is called the theory of expectations. It is based on the following:

• How much you want something.
• How much do you believe that you can do or get.
• How much do you believe that your actions will help achieve the desired goal.

When you develop the skills and self-confidence, your expectations rise. The future becomes predictable.

9. First decide what you want out of life, and then figure out how to do it

Usually salary dictates lifestyle. If you get a lot, and then spend a lot. But wiser to first decide what you want. And then think about how to achieve this.

There is nothing wrong to want more. The problem comes when you become dependent on things. Money - it is a tool. The more you earn, the more useful you can do.

Do not change your dreams for your lifestyle. Pan the image of life under the dream.

10. Always give more than you promise

To create a stable business, let customers more than they expect to get for their money. Focus on benefits, not on price.

When you are used to give, you get the pleasure of a job well done. You appreciate that people come to you for goods or services.

If you want to build a customer base, give a lot of free of charge. But these free services should be able to value customers. Then they come to you for anything more.

11. Change behavior to change himself

Our behavior changes our personality. We used to think the contrary. It seems that everything determines thinking. This is not true. Self-perception - the result of our decisions and the environment. So, you can change yourself by changing behavior and environment.

If you want to in life was more creativity, more doing. If you want to be an early riser, start early to get up. Overcome resistance and proceed.

12. Become the best in the business

Know your niche and your audience. Define the ideal customer not by demographics, but by what he had problems.

• He is facing difficulties?
• How can you help?
• How do you change the client's life for the better?
• The service is better than your competitors' service?

To this end, developed a philosophy and services that solve the problems of your potential customers.

13. Develop communication skills

Learn to just say, clearly and succinctly. So you will increase your chances of success. Not only the company that clearly explains why it does what it does. What is your goal? Why does your company exist? Why this should someone care?

There are two ways of influence. You can manipulate people or inspire them. We are drawn to leaders and organizations that are able to explain what they believe and why do their work. The feeling that we are part of something bigger, inspires us. With the kind of company we want to deal with.

14. Learn the sight of all

Learn first hand from their mistakes and failures. Do not be afraid to do it in front of everybody. Surround yourself with people who support you. Find someone who will give advice. When you follow the advice and achieved good results, people want to help you even more. After all, your success reflect their efforts.

Do not be afraid to look stupid. Your courage will pay off. You will not only learn faster, but also to earn respect.

15. In the evening, mentally prepare for the day ahead

Successful morning begins with the evening. Take a few minutes to decide what you will do in the morning. Not necessarily be a long list. Enough to know that you did the first.

meditateTo tune in to achieve their goals. Then, after you wake up you'll be focused on success. Will only get out of bed. Resist the temptation to lie a little. You do not need to make a decision to get up or stand up, you've made it to the evening.

Your morning and your life will not be successful by accident. To do this, you need to make a choice.