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4. Strengthen Your Willpower
Strategies you can use to improve your willpower include:
- Distraction. For example, if you are trying to lose weight but are having a difficult time staying away from your favorite snacks, distracting yourself during your moments of weakness can be an effective way to avoid giving in to temptation.
- Practice. Willpower is something you can build, but it takes time and effort. Start by making small goals. As you build your ability to use your willpower to achieve such small goals, you may find that your willpower is also stronger when working on much larger goals.
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6. Nurture Traits Linked to High Potential
If you are trying to learn how to be successful in life, consider what you can do to nurture these key traits:
- Conscientiousness. They consider the effects of their actions.
- Accepting of Ambiguity. People with a great deal of potential for succ...
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What can you do to build a growth mindset?
- Believe that your efforts matter. Rather than thinking their abilities are fixed or stuck, people who have a growth mindset believe that effort and hard work can lead to meaningful growth.
- Learn new skills. When faced with a challenge, they look for ...
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1. Build a Growth Mindset
Research by psychologist Carol Dweck suggests that there are two basic mindsets that influence how people think about themselves and their abilities: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset.
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3. Develop Mental Toughness
Mental toughness refers to the resilience to carry on and continue trying even in the face of obstacles. People who possess this mental strength see challenges as opportunities.
What can you do to improve your mental toug...
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5. Focus on Intrinsic Motivations
What can you do to boost your sense of intrinsic motivation?
- Challenge yourself. Pursuing a goal that is achievable, is a great way to increase motivation to succeed.
- Stay curious. Look for things that grab your attention and that you would lik...
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2. Improve Your Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to understand, utilize, and reason with emotions.
To improve your emotional intelligence:
- Pay attention to your own emotions. Focus on identifying what you are feeling and what is causing those feelings.
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How do we define success? There are many different tactics for how to be successful in life, but the strategy that works best for you may depend on your view of success itself. There may not be a perfect combination of ingredients that can guarantee success, but there are some basic steps you can follow that can improve your chances of being successful in life, love, work, or whatever is important to you.
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