There is nothing that damages productivity more than bad habits. Also, repeating them daily is challenging to account for the damage they are causing us, so its effect is even higher.
If we can get rid of bad habits, we can easily achieve goals and be successful. However, these adverse habits create a comfort zone around us that does not let us overcome.
There are two enemies to success: bad habits and comfort zone. Although these two characteristics have different qualities, there is a common point between both that affects every venture, that is, the impossibility of moving forward.
Here are three basic tips for getting out of your comfort zone:
Face your fears
While fear is a mechanism of the body that allows us to be alert always, its lack of control is an excellent defect for success. It is true that there are fears that are justified, but there are others that are not and that are the ones to avoid because they paralyze our dreams.
If you manage to overcome that fear, you will find success. But not understanding it solely as the fact of making money, but gaining experience. Experience is the primary tool to undertake, and if you failed in a moment, the experience would help you to improve.
Act
Do not waste time thinking about how you would look in the future while watching television. Stop thinking so much and act. Do not wait until your parents help you. While they are the best support system to move forward, they are also who create your comfort zone. And, although it is not your intention, you must begin to create your own.
Have Confidence in You
Throughout life, there will be people who criticize you and tell you what you cannot do or should not do. Forget about it, as these are the main drawbacks to getting ahead. “Deciding is to kill moments to create moments,” said Gustavo Aréchiga for Forbes. The creation of a moment begins in you. Trust yourself and what you can do; if you like and you want it, there will be no words to stop you.
Now, let us look at the habits you should avoid at all costs if you want to become a successful entrepreneur:
#1 Press the “delay” button
Lazy people allow small tasks not to be performed for a long time. Successful people make these little tasks quick, painless and effective. Giving up the temptation to gain a few more minutes of sleep in the morning may seem like a “gift” you give yourself. However, this habit can have negative effects on well-being during the day.
The brain normally prepares the body to be alert when it is usually awakened. That’s why it often wakes up a little before the alarm sounds. When you use the “delay” button and go back to sleep, you lose that “push” of nature to wake up. To have more productive mornings, it is best to respect the first alarm clock.
#2 Surf the Internet compulsively
If you feel too anxious to check your cell phone, watch a video or read a small text on Facebook during office hours, you might think that it is a habit that is very common, but it is more harmful than it seems. It is estimated that after we lose focus on our work, it takes approximately 23 minutes to return to our original task. Every professional can and should take short breaks at work to be productive, but they must be programmed.
#3 Reply emails as they arrive
Many time management experts recommend setting specific schedules for reviewing the email box. After all, reading your email messages continually means interrupting the line of thought that could have been invested in productive work.
One suggestion is to set up alerts for the most important senders, whose emails will be the only ones to be read immediately. Other emails can be reviewed at different times when you are done with other important work.
#4 Finding Energy in the Wrong Foods
It is known that the effects of blood glucose influences productivity which can vary greatly according to the food source: caramel with refined sugar and soft drinks generate an energy jump that lasts only 20 minutes. Oats, brown rice and other foods with complex carbohydrates have longer lasting effects and therefore, deserve to be prioritized.
#5 Accept all meeting invitations
Hyper-productive executives share a certain dislike for meetings because they understand the importance of their time. To avoid wasting precious time of the day, it is best to be careful when accepting invitations to these encounters. Meetings are often much more interesting and useful when meeting a rigid schedule or a clear boundary to address agenda items.
#6 Working in the “multitasking” mode
While experts are still debating whether multitasking is possible or impossible neurologically, the fact is that juggling multiple tasks impoverishes the performance of anyone. This is because if people get bombarded by stimuli, they will have memory difficulties and will not be able to pay enough attention to what they are doing. It is more productive and less stressful to start an activity only after completing the previous one.
#7 Sacrifice execution in the name of “perfection.”
Taking more time to a task thinking about the quality of the result is different from postponing the start of a task indefinitely for the conviction that it has not yet been well planned. The blockade caused by perfectionism arises mainly at the time of starting the activity. The tip is to not spend too much time in front of a blank page.
You cannot just follow everything this article says and then sit in your armchair and wait for success to fall from the ceiling. YOU HAVE TO CREATE IT!
You must act, be a proactive person and have plans to achieve your goals.
So, if you wonder why so many people are not successful, the answer is a very simple one: These people expect results to come to them, rather than to attract them, create them, or approach them.
Action is fundamental and traversal to everything else (positive thinking, optimism, thinking big and planning). Without this, you cannot achieve anything.
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