9 Success Habits of Wealthy People That Cost Nothing - Empowerment

Have you ever
wondered how certain
people have gotten so
successful? Sure you
have: A great idea,
motivation, persistence,
and a little luck helps, but
most successful people
share certain habits.
Here are nine habits that have
helped place them on the
top:

1. They meditate.
Ray Dalio, the founder of
Bridgewater Associates,
told The Huffington Post
in 2013 that "Meditation,
more than anything in my
life was the biggest
ingredient of whatever
success I've had." Dalio,
however, is not alone.
Oprah, Rupert Murdoch,
Russell Simmons, Arianna
Huffington, Bill Ford and
Padmasree Warrior have
all attributed mediation as
a huge component to their
success.
Taking care of your body
and mind by relaxing,
exercising, healthy eating
and getting enough sleep
are all ways to improve
your chances of success.

2. They wake up early.
President Obama, Richard
Branson, Jack Dorsey,
Larry Schultz, Tim Cook
and Xerox CEO Ursula
Burns are known to be
early risers. How has this
attributed to their
success? Because early
risers are able to start
their days ahead of
everyone else by
responding to others,
exercising and finding
some personal time, early
risers also tend to be
happier and are more
proactive.

3. They network.
Successful people realize
the importance of
networking. In fact,
research has found that
networking can lead to
people performing better
at work and increases the
chance of landing a job.
Networking helps our
successful people be
more innovative.
According to Dale
Carnegie’s classic “How
To Win Friends &
influence People,”
successful people rarely
complain or criticize. They
are sincere and try to be
empathetic.

4. Keep themselves busy.
Successful people are
rarely idle. Achievers like
LBJ and Robert Moses
were known to work
60-65 hours per work.
Elon Musk works a
whooping 80-100 hours
per week and has said,
“That's the type of work
ethic an entrepreneur
needs to have.”

5. They know when to say
"no."
“The difference between
successful people and
really successful people is
that really successful
people say no to almost
everything.” - Warren
Buffett
Successful people realize
that by saying "no" to
negativity, extra work and
activities that waste time,
they can focus on
increasing their
productivity. If they say
"yes" to everyone or
everything, they’ll be too
distracted and will not
accomplish tasks that
have to be done.

6. They don’t watch TV,
they read.
According to Thomas
Corley, author of "Rich
Habits: The Daily Success
Habits Of Wealthy
Individuals,” 67 percent of
rich people only watch TV
for one hour or less per
day. Corley also found
only 6 percent of the
wealthy watch reality
shows, while 78 percent
of the poor do.
Additionally, 86 percent of
the wealthy love to read
with an impressive 88
percent claiming that they
read for self-improvement
for 30 minutes or more
per day.

7. They write to-do lists
the night before.
Successful people are
known for writing their to-
do-lists the night before
so that they are able to
set priorities for the
following day. They
number their lists as well
to identify which tasks are
the most important.

8. They set goals and
visualize.
Joel Brown interviewed a
number of high achievers
for Entrepreneur and
found that “Ninety-five
percent of the successful
achievers I have
interviewed practice
writing down their goals,
plans, or visions for
success on a regular
basis.” Successful people
do this the night before, or
first thing in the morning
so that they are prepared
to tackle the challenges
that await them.''

9. They manage their
money.
Successful people have
gotten where they are
because they were able to
manage their finances
well. This means that they
invest their money wisely,
look for new opportunities
and set aside emergency
funds. They are more
generous and willing to
donate to those who need
help.

There is an old saying
that luck and preparation
always meet opportunity.
The most successful
people set themselves up
for success by preparing
all the time. Successful
people expect luck will
find them, and it usually
does