TRAITS OF EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

 

1.                 They always start with goals. Effort without a genuine purpose is just effort. Effective people don’t just know what to do – they know why. They have a long-term goal. They have short-term goals that support their long-term goals. They’re not slaves to routine, they’re simply driven to reach their goals and quick to eliminate roadblocks and put aside distractions that stand in their way.

2.       They create systems. If you’re an entrepreneur, your goal is to build a successful business. Your system consists of your processes for sales, marketing, fulfillment, operations, etc. a goal is great for planning and mapping out what success looks like; a system is great for actually making progress toward that goal.

3.       They believe in themselves. Busy people quickly give up and effective people keep going. Remarkably effective people embrace the fact the only way to get to where they want to go to to try...and keep on trying. They know eventually, they succeed.

4.       They believe they are in control of their lives. Many people feel luck – or outside faces – has a lot to do with success or failure. If they succeed luck favored them if they fail, luck has against them. Luck certainly does play a part, but effective people don’t hope for good luck or worry about bad luck. They assure success is totally within their control. If they succeed, they caused it, if they fail, they caused that, too. Remarkably effective people waste zero mental energy worrying about what might happen to them – they put all their effort into making things happen. They know they can never control luck but they can always control themselves.

5.         They find happiness in the success of others. Great teams win because their most talented members are willing to sacrifice to help others succeed. Focus only on yourself and ultimately you’ll be by yourself. To be remarkably effective find fulfillment in helping other people succeed. In the process, you will succeed in more ways than one.

6.       They use their goals to make decisions automatic. Remarkably effective people are decisive. Indecision is born of a lack of purpose. When you know what you truly want, most of your decisions can – and – should – be almost automatic.

7.    They don’t multitask. Remarkably effective people focus on one thing at a time. They do that one thing incredibly well...and then they move on to whatever is next. And they do that incredibly well.

8.       They freely ask for help. Busy people ask for help getting something done. Remarkably effective people ask for help not just because they need help but also because by asking they show respect for the other person and trust his or her experience, skill or insight. Mutual respect is the foundation of every solid relationship and the best way to create mutual respect is to first show respect.

9.       Want to be remarkably effective? Surround yourself with people who trust and motivate and inspire you and in turn are inspired by you.