8 HABITS OF SUCCESSFUL

ENTREPRENEURS
8 HABITS OF SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS

The foundation of all success is having the right habits in

place. They make sure you stick to a routine and keep you
disciplined so that you do the things that need to be done.
Here are eight habits of successful entrepreneurs that you
should also have if you want your ecommerce business to
succeed.

1. Create a Routine

The first daily habit to get into that successful entrepreneurs

do is creating a routine. Creating a routine will help you use
your time effectively instead of using that time trying to figure
out what to do or getting distracted by the latest social media
posting.

When I say create a routine, I mean pick certain times

throughout the week that you’re always going to use to work
on your business. Whether this time is in the morning, during
your lunch break or late at night when everyone is asleep is up
to you.

2. Wake up Early

That habit involves waking up early. There’s a reason that 90

percent of executives and successful entrepreneurs wake up
before 6 AM on weekdays.
Those early morning hours are an ideal
time to focus on projects without being
interrupted. No one else is up at that
time of day, except for the people who
really have stuff that they want to get
done.

. Work out and Meditate

The next habit to get into is working out and meditating and
just like with your working hour, you want to schedule time to
do both of these things. Exercising regularly keeps blood,
glucose and oxygen levels high, it feeds the brain and releases
endorphins into the body to give your mind and your mood a
boost.

4. Get a Head Start on Tomorrow Today

The next habit you wanna get into is getting a head start on
tomorrow, today. No, I’m not going to tell you to wake up early
again. I think I’ve driven that point home. What I mean by this
routine is you want to make sure that you’re paying attention
to what’s really important for you to do now and not putting
that off till later.
5. Track Your Progress

The next habit of successful entrepreneurs involves tracking

your progress. Tracking your progress means keeping track of
small wins along the way to big goals. This is critical for two
reasons. First, it helps you break down big goals into smaller
tasks. Otherwise, big goals can be really intimidating and
difficult to tackle.

6. Relax With Family and Friends

The next habit is probably not what you’re expecting but it’s to
spend time with friends and family. You may be a machine
when it comes to building an ecommerce store, but none of us
are machines through and through. We all depend on the
human connection to feel like we’re living a fuller life.

And after all, a lot of us dream of having success and being

successful entrepreneurs so that we can support our friends
and family and do whatever we want with them, go on
vacations with them, spend more time with them, and so on.

Stay connected to your friends and family even as you get more
successful. Those are the kinds of relationships that will keep you
supported as things get really difficult and they will get really difficult.

7. Separate Days for Different Business Tasks

The next habit to get into is separating days for business

tasks. This habit is kind of a combination of two ones that we
just spoke of. We’ve already talked about setting aside time for
routine, you can also set aside days where you focus just on
business or you focus just on friends and family.
Setting aside that time will help you to know when you can
schedule things with loved ones. And it will also help you know
when you need to turn off distractions and get stuff done.

Decide now which days you’re gonna set aside next week to get stuff
done and decide now which day you won’t work next week in order to
grow and spend time with loved ones.

8. Keep Learning

This last habit of successful entrepreneurs is my personal

favorite. It is to keep learning. Bill Gates says he reads up to
50 books a year and Warren Buffett reads between five and
six hours a day. Now, I know we’re not living off the interest of
our investment portfolios and we don’t have five to six hours a
day to read. But that doesn’t mean you can’t fit a little bit of
reading in every day.

Reading helps you learn and continuing to learn is imperative for your
personal and financial success.

Besides, there is nothing to lose from reading and learning

more. There’s literally no better way to spend your time
growing and expanding your mind.

Remember that no one is born an entrepreneur and reading

and learning will help aid you and give you the tools you need
to grow and become that successful business owner that
you’re destined to be. Whether you fit in five minutes of
reading a day, or 20, or 60 is totally up to you. Just do me one
favor, if you apply any of the habits we talked about today,
make it reading.
I hope this has been helpful to you and if you’re starting out on
your entrepreneurship journey, leave me a comment and let
me know which habit you find has been most critical to your
success. And if I left a habit off this list, please share.
Personally, I’m a habit junky and I love hearing about what
other people do everyday to make them more successful. Until
next time, learn often, market better and sell more with
Oberlo.