- Wealthy individuals have eliminated most of their bad daily failure habits and replaced them with good daily success habits. Yes I need to start doing that.
- Wealthy individuals set daily, monthly, annual and long-term goals. They understand the difference between a wish and a goal. Yes I need to start doing that.
- Wealthy individuals engage in 30 minutes a day of daily career-related reading. I do read the news.
- Wealthy people are healthy people. They exercise aerobically 30 minutes a day, four days a week and stay below their “caloric threshold” (This is the number of calories consumed each day that will neither make you gain weight nor lose weight). For men this ranges from 2,000 calories a day to 2,600 calories a day. For women this ranges from 1,500 calories a day to 2,100 calories a day. I need to exercise more...
- Wealthy individuals manage their relationships every day. Strong relationships are the currency of the wealthy. They employ certain strategies to grow their relationships such as: “The Hello Call”, “The Happy Birthday Call” and “The Life Event Call”. They use a specific strategy to help them increase their Rich Relationships and eliminate their Poverty Relationships. Yes I need to start doing that.
- Wealthy individuals live each day in moderation.They eat in moderation, spend in moderation, work in moderation and play in moderation. I do that.
- Wealthy individuals complete at least 70% of the tasks on their daily “to do” list. I do that.
- Wealthy individuals engage in “Rich Thinking”. They are upbeat, positive and focused on achievement. I do that.
- Wealthy individuals save a minimum of 10-20% of their income and live off of the remaining 80-90%. I do that.
- Wealthy individuals control their thoughts and emotions, every day. I do that.
Bad Habits That Are Keeping You Poor
- You watch more than one hour of T.V. a day. Guilty... need to keep that in check.
- You spend more than an hour a day on recreational Internet use (Facebook, Twitter etc.) Guilty...
- You eat more than 300 junk food calories a day.
- You drink more than two glasses of beer, wine or hard alcohol a night.
- You drink more than 12 ounces of non-diet soda a day.
- You don’t exercise aerobically a minimum of 30 minutes a day, four days a week. Sometimes...
- Your relationships are on an “as needed” basis. You only reach out to your friends to socialize or when you have problems and need their help. You don’t call them just to say hello, happy birthday or to congratulate them or console them when something happens in their lives. In other words, you ignore them unless you need them for something. A little bit guilty...
- Procrastination is the rule rather than the exception. You don’t maintain a daily “to do” list, or if you do, you don’t accomplish 70% or more of your daily “to do” list each.
- You devote very little time to your career beyond working. You do not read a minimum of 30 minutes a day of career-related reading material. I do read the news... on twitter...
- You do not network or volunteer a minimum of 5 hours a month. Guilty.
- You do the bare minimum at work. You have “it’s not in my job description” syndrome.
- You talk too much and don’t listen enough. You violate the ”5 to 1 Rule” (Listening for 5 minutes for every 1 minute of talking). I don't talk. Does that count?
- Oftentimes, you are putting your foot in your mouth and saying inappropriate things. Not me.
- You are not generous with your time or money with respect to your relationships. Maybe...
- You are a spender and not a saver. You don’t save 10% of your net income every month. You violate the “90 % Rule”
- You spend more than you earn and your debt is overwhelming you.
- You don’t control your thoughts and emotions on a daily basis. You lose your temper too often and belittle others too much. Def. not me.
- You think a wish is a goal. Goals require a specific physical activity, otherwise they are just wishes and wishes don’t come true. Sometimes...
Taken from: http://richhabits.net/?s=20+things