{"id":42039,"date":"2016-06-19T20:38:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T04:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=42039"},"modified":"2017-05-27T08:49:30","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T16:49:30","slug":"this-habit-will-put-you-in-the-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/this-habit-will-put-you-in-the-top-10\/","title":{"rendered":"This Single Habit Will Put You In The Top 10{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c}"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What if you could become a top performer with ONE habit while halving how much you work every week?<\/p>\n

This one strategy\u00a0can change everything.<\/p>\n

I used to think you had to luck out and have incredible talent. I still\u00a0meet people every day who tell me they believe this.<\/p>\n

But once I learned that doing this instead could make me more successful, I\u00a0got really excited.<\/p>\n

Before I get to what it is, check out\u00a0what I found in my research:<\/p>\n

A study in Outliers tracked people with the highest IQ in the world from birth until adulthood.<\/p>\n

At first, they were doing wonderfully. But once they got older, their success was no different than a random control group. Some were garbage collectors or worse!
\nWhat\u2019s the message?<\/p>\n

That most people think IQ, an unchangeable measure of skill, is the key to success. And i t isn’t.<\/p>\n

Half of adults use this belief as a crutch so they can have an excuse to not improve their lives. They prefer laziness and will turn away to facts. Don’t be like this.<\/p>\n

So what’s the key?<\/p>\n

Willpower.<\/p>\n

Having studied numerous billionaires<\/a>, I have found that self-discipline and willpower are the key to success.<\/p>\n

I recently read a book called 15 Productivity Secrets, which interviews numerous billionaires. One of them said that he had met a ton of people smarter than him, but unable to do what they had committed to do. That’s why they were less successful.<\/p>\n

The magic formula is to be disciplined to do the things no one wants to do.<\/p>\n

Billionaire John Paul DeJoria said<\/p>\n

“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are unwilling to do.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Work on improving your willpower and discipline by doing a small thing that will impact your future for the better every day.<\/p>\n

But you can do even better.<\/p>\n

What if you chose something that had the biggest impact on your life? How about\u00a01 extra book that taught you about business or money? What about 10 extra minutes at the gym?<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0studies:<\/p>\n

Willpower is like a muscle. You can exhaust it in a day, which leaves you vulnerable to poor decisions and temptations. Don’t over-exert your willpower but spend some time using it properly to train it.<\/p>\n

What have we learned so far?<\/p>\n