10 Attitudes of Successful People

I’m always searching for ways to improve myself as a dietitian, business owner, professor, student (yes, I’m actually both at the same time), athlete, as a human being in general.  I like to do a lot of online reading, and I came across this great article first blogged on the website: www.lifetothefullest.com.  I have directly cut and paste the following article, titled “10 Attitudes of Successful People”, which was written by Lou Macabasco-Yanuaria, because I wanted to share it with a wider audience.  I think these important attitudes apply to many of us looking to better ourselves in the realms of nutrition, fitness, health, and life.  Please take a moment to read and reflect.

-Jennifer Broxterman
Registered Dietitian & Sports Nutritionist
London, Ontario, Canada

10 Attitudes of Successful People

Written by: Lou Macabasco-Yanuaria

In my study of successful people’s attitude, I was able to answer the reasons why successful people stand out.  Most successful people apply good habits, principles, and attitudes in their daily activities. Those attitudes include the following:

1. The Power of Thoughts

While most of us believe that life is a destiny, successful people, however, know that life is more of a choice. And such, choice comes from our thoughts. Thoughts are the core of our life because it’s where everything else begins.  Thus, successful people are careful of their thoughts.

2. Importance of Wants

As people grow older, they increasingly neglect the value of dreaming and being specific with what they want to happen.  They tend to live life as it comes without really knowing where they want to go tomorrow.  But like toddlers, successful people know what they want, including how and when they want to have it.

3. Faith to Dream and Think Big

Successful people have deep faith, that strong belief of the possibility of their dreams to exist regardless of what the other people will say and the circumstances that they will face.  For remember, all the things we have now, like the iPod you’re listening to, they were all just crazy ideas and dreams of somebody who believed they could make it happen.

4. Takes Action

A dream without action is nothing but a sleep dream.  Successful people move with their dreams.  They do not let time pass them by, they ACT NOW.  And now will always be the perfect time to act.

5. Knows How to Prioritize

Successful people know that time is their most important asset.  For time wasted is equivalent to a dime and life wasted.  And as such, they value knowing and doing what is important.  They do not try to accommodate everything; instead, they act on something that is included in their priorities and say no to those that are not as important.

6. Faces the Brutal Facts

Successful people know that life isn’t perfect.  They recognize that success comes from multiple failures.  And instead of giving up because of their fears, like failure, they have strong courage to face their fears and accept the brutal facts with the end of success in their minds.

7. Can Rise Up From Adversity

Successful people know how to stand up even after multiple failures.  They do not let their first, second, third, tenth, and hundred failure to stop them from believing in their dreams and wants.  They always dust off and try again.

8. Admires Other Successful People

What commonly happens is when we see successful people, we tend to have resentment and be envious.  Successful people, however, admire and listen to other successful people.  They have this open mind and humble heart to start as a beginner and learn from the success of others.

9. Continuous Learner

Most of us stop learning after graduation from college or university.  We tend to think we already have it all after getting our diplomas and degrees.  However, life is constantly changing.  Successful people crave to learn and learn more.  They read books; attend seminars, etc. to keep themselves updated with the changing world.

10. Grateful Attitude

While most of us complain on how hard and miserable life is, successful people on the other hand have grateful attitude towards life.  Their optimism gives them the right attitude to accept hardship and to sail their way to success being happy regardless.

Now it’s for you to reflect and ask yourself, do you have the attitude to be successful?