6 Habits Only Best People Do

Do you want to be at your best?

It's an easy question, you just have to answer with Yes or No.

If you have the " Yes, but " issue then let me help you a bit.

The two typical guys : Which one are you?

Imagine a guy who wakes up early in the morning, takes a shower, brushes his teeth, prepares his own breakfast, washes his dishes, dresses up  and gets ready to go to work. He goes out and sees this little child crying because he lost his blue pen, the guy steps closer and comfort the little child, then he gives him money to buy another blue pen. The guy gets in his car, turn on the radio and switch to the news channel to stay updated and know what's the weather's going to be like, and know what's happening in the world while driving to his work place.

Seems typical but somehow feels great right?

Now imagine another guy who wakes up late in the morning, takes a shower in a hurry, forgets to brush his teeth, eats the junk food he bought from the next door store the other day, dresses up after a long search for his clothes, forgets to brush his hair, then he finally steps outside while he's still feeling dizzy, goes straight to his car without looking around his neighborhood, and drives all the way to his work place while listening to loud music. That's also typical but when we read about it, it looks messed up.

If you had a choice to live like one of them, which one's life you would choose?

 

3 Habits that would allow you to be at your best

Step #1 Eliminate the " Yes, but " issue

People often want to be at their best and become better and better, but sometimes there are some obstacles that holds them back, and in most cases those obstacles are mental. I have asked somebody if he wants to be a better person or not.

This is my short conversation with him

Me : I wonder if you want to be at your best?

Him : What you mean?

Me : I mean, do you want to be a better person some day?

Him : Yea, Definitely! but how? i don't see anything i can do to become a better person

Me  : Maybe you can start by changing your routine a bit. I know that you don't read books, why don't you start reading some books for a change?

Him : Yea that's a good idea, i have the same routine for years now and trying to change it a bit won't hurt anyone. But unfortunately i don't have plenty of time for books reading.

Did you notice that the words " Yes " and " But " appeared in the same sentence in both of his answers?

That's what i call the Yes, but  issue. Many people have the same issue but in order to be at your best, you may start thinking about getting over this issue and be honest with yourself instead.

#2  First things first

Not clear enough?

This is the 21st century. We wake up every morning knowing that we have many things awaiting to do, but the thing is we don't know which things are important and which things are not, we are rarely able to define the important things.

Many people check their E-mails and Facebook messages right after they wake up in the morning. You think this is a good thing? i don't think so.

I believe that every person should start with the most important things and then goes to the less important. If you're a student, start your day with revising your lessons or preparing your projects.

If you're a writer then start writing your book chapters in the early morning. Later in the late evening you'll find plenty of time to check your E-mail account, Facebook messages and all your other stuff.

Some people even check their social network accounts notification right after they wake up. That's messed up. Because our brain is just like our muscles, it gets tired when we use it for a long period of time. Starting using it in useless things will just affect its ability to perform well on the important things.

Starting with the top priority things first means your brain would function better, this would make you able to be more productive and more creative. Don't expect having great results in your projects if you don't start with them, and give them the priority.

It requires a strong power of will to put first things first, but it really worth it.

#3 Close your mouth for a minute

You want to be at your best?

Right, that's a good thing, but it doesn't mean you have to be superior to others and treat them like they worth nothing. Give people the chance to help you out!

In order to be a good person, you have to learn the skill of listening. Listening is not an easy thing if you really think about it. In many cases, people listen to reply not to understand. Break that concept and try to listen in order to understand and learn new things that would make you a better person than you are.

When you talk, you are only repeating what you know ; but when you listen, you learn something new ~ Dalai Lama

So close your mouth for a minute and listen to people around you, your ears would never get you in troubles. ( unless you try to sneak in and listen to private conversation )

#4 Don't complain unless you can do something

We're all doing it, or at least did it sometime before.

Somehow we tend to prefer blaming others for the things we don't like.

•    Why the government doesn't help the poor?
  
  
  
•    Why the president didn't help people who survived from that storm?
  
  
  
•    I am so frustrated cause the electricity bills are high this month
  
  
  
•    etc...

 
Start by changing yourself, then you'll notice the change around you. It's been told before but the majority still prefer blaming others cause it's an easy option. Start by doing things that you're capable of.

You see a homeless person starving? buy him food

The electricity bills are going crazy? don't overuse electricity.

Your neighborhood has no green spaces? stop blaming other people and actually start planting some flowers and plants all around.

You can make a big difference if you want to!

#5 Play to win, not to destroy

Listen, there is no need for another person to fail for you to become a better person.

Winning the game

If you have a Facebook page with 1000 followers, and your friend have another page with 1000 followers. You go to his page and read some of his stuff then end up liking what you read, you'll share some of his content in your page for your followers. Your followers would wonder who this guy is so they will go to his page to check it out, if they like his content they will end up following him too.

Now what if your friend saw what you did there, entered to your page and shared some of your content in his page. His followers would want to know more about you so they would enter to your page, if they like your content they would end up following you too.

A bonus for both of you!

An opposite situation 

Imagine you entered to your friend's page and you wrote a comment like this :

I don't like your page, it sucks!

Would you win anything? would you get some more people into your page? Of course not.

That was just an example, but the idea is the same. Always think Win-Win and help people reach their goals and dreams too. There is plenty of space out there for everyone to be successful. Nobody has to fail in order for you to be at your best.

#6 Activate yourself

I put this in the end of the post even if it's important, because i wanted it to be a thing that you'll keep in mind after you leave this page.

You can't be at your best if you're just sitting there slacking off and doing absolutely nothing?

Prepare both your body and your mind for the change.

Read books, watch the news, watch documentaries to improve your knowledge. Jog, run , do some cardio workouts and go to the gym to improve your health and body.

I've played many games years ago, and if there is one thing i could learn from it is that the more you upgrade your weapons and characters, the more powerful you become.

That's how you should think about it. Your body and brain could be improved too.

By having a healthy body and a brain full of knowledge, you already have the tools you need to be successful in your life.

Did i miss anything?

If you have any other ideas on how to become a better person please share!