You want to ask yourself these few questions…
- Do you feel stuck and stagnant?
- Do you feel sick and tired of your life?
- Do you feel inferior and unsuccessful?
- Are you unhappy with your current circumstances?
First, understand that these feelings happen to everyone at some point in life. Life isn’t perfect, and problems and setbacks happen for a reason – to help you grow.
It is normal to feel stuck, unhappy, inferior, and tired of life, at times.
The good news is that you can change all these.
You can have the life you want. You can become successful. You can achieve all your goals and live your dream life. And you don’t have to feel inferior or tired of your current situation.
You can do better in life by following these 5 rules below…
Rule #1 – Take Good Care of Your Health
That’s right. This is one of the most vital rules for success, and it is also the most underrated. When it comes to achieving greatness, most people neglect their health.
You see, you don’t want to be the richest person in the graveyard. There’s no point to having all the money in the world but having no health and energy to enjoy it, right?
Plus, taking care of your overall well-being is the key to your success.
Think about it, how can you achieve extraordinary results when you are physically and mentally broken?
Your physical and mental health can directly impact your performance in every other area of your life. Thus, if you have bad health, there’s no way you can perform at your best.
“When we prioritize our well-being, everything else in our life gets better, including our products, including our performance at work, including our success.”
Arianna Huffington
Here’s a great metaphor about life…
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them — work, family, health, friends and spirit — and you’re keeping all of these in the air.
You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.
But the other four balls — family, health, friends and spirit — are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same.
You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
Work, career, business, and financial success are indeed important, but you must not ignore your health while pursuing them.
If you have lost your money, work, business, or career, you can always get them back. But if suffer health issues, your life will never be the same ever again.
So, if you want to do better in life, rule #1 is to take good care of your health. Here are some tips to do so:
- Exercise regularly
- Drink water and keep your body hydrated throughout the day
- Eat healthy and more fruits and vegetables
- Stop smoking and drink less
- Get more sleep
Rule #2 – Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life
The second to help you do better in life is to take 100% responsibility for your life. If you don’t take responsibility for whatever is happening in your life, you will never be in charge.
And if you are not in control of your life, you cannot change it for the better.
Think about it. If you lost your job but you don’t take responsibility for it, and instead blame your bosses and lousy colleagues, guess what, you will never get to improve.
In his best-selling book, The Success Principles, Jack Canfield wrote that taking full responsibility is the #1 key to success. It is the ultimate key that dictates all other factors of success.
Taking full responsibility means that you acknowledge you are the one who creates everything that happens to you.
It means you understand that you are the cause of all the things that are happening to you.
Here’s a good example from the book:
“You work late every night. You come home tired and burned out. You eat dinner in a coma and then sit down in front of the television to watch a basketball game. You’re too tired and stressed out to do anything else—like go for a walk or play with the kids.
This goes on for years. Your wife asks you to talk to her. You say, “Later!” Three years later, you come home to an empty house and a note that she has left you and taken the kids. You created that one, too!”
Do you see why it is important to take full responsibility for your life right now?
If you want to do better in life, you must take 100% responsibility for your life. When you own 100% of your life, only then you can have the power to change it.
Rule #3 – Pursue a Worthwhile Goal
Ask yourself, do you have a worthy goal or a dream to pursue? Most people don’t. And they wonder why they are not living a good life.
You see, the majority of us want to live a better life, yet, we don’t do anything that will get us there.
Think about goals and planning. When was the last time you sit down quietly, think about what you truly want out of life, set them as a goal, and then plan for them to happen?
The answer? None.
That’s why most people are stuck in life and are getting nowhere. They are living in mediocrity because they don’t do anything that will get them out of the rut.
If you want to achieve greatness in life, you must set goals, make plans, and work your way to get there.
I believe we all can achieve what we want in life, but first, we must identify what it is and plan for it to happen.
I always say that success isn’t going to happen by accident, but by design. If there’s something you want to achieve, plan for it. Design your life in such a way that what you want becomes inevitable.
But first, you must learn how to set goals and crush them. How do you do that? Watch this free training and I will show you how.
Rule #4 – Associate with Positive and Successful People
Studies have discovered that when you have a friend who is a heavy drinker, you are 50% more likely to become a drinker as well.
And when you have a friend of a friend (second degree) who is a heavy drinker, you are 36% more likely to become a drinker.
Therefore, Jim Rohn was right when he said these words…
“You’re the average of the five people spend the most time with.”
And you know what this means? It means that if you want to do better in life, you must associate and network with positive and successful people.
Why? Because if you do, you are more likely to become positive and successful as well.
Energy is contagious, and so with thoughts. When you surround yourself with people who blame and complain all day, you will end up joining the conversation and complaining too.
And when you surround yourself with people who talk about business, guess what, you will be inspired to want to start a business too.
This is why you want to associate yourself with the people you want to become.
Read: How to Surround Yourself with Positive People
If you want to become a successful blogger, then join groups, network, and make friends with bloggers who are crushing it.
If you want to get back in shape, make friends with people who are slim and healthy so that you can follow their diet and exercise routine.
“The people we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us become the best version of ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No man becomes great on his own. No woman becomes great on her own. The people around them help to make them great. We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the best version of ourselves.” – Matthew Kelly
Rule #5 – Make It a Habit to Delay Gratification
And finally, you want to make it a habit to delay gratification. This is one of the most crucial rules to success.
No matter what kind of goals or dreams you want to achieve, you must master the art of delayed gratification to create the results you want.
Imagine your goal is to become financially wealthy. And here are 2 scenarios to consider…
- Scenario 1: You received a $1,000 bonus
- Instant gratification: You decided to spend the money on a shopping trip
- Result: You’re broke
- Scenario 2: You received a $1,000 bonus
- Delayed gratification: You decided to invest the money
- Result: You have an increase in net worth and become wealthier
Do you see why delayed gratification is important now?
There is a choice and an opportunity cost in everything you do in life:
- You can choose to watch Netflix now, or you can choose to write an article for your blog.
- You can choose to play games now, or you can choose to create a new video for your YouTube channel.
- You can choose to eat the bowl of hot chocolate fudge, or push it away.
- You can choose to waste time on Facebook, or you can choose to become an influencer and produce content on Facebook.
The choice is yours. And whatever you choose to do will greatly impact your life.
Just remember this – Things that give you immediate pleasure in the short term will not help you create a better future in the long term.
You must do what is difficult in your life now so that you can enjoy it later.
Read: 13 Great Ways How to Improve Your Life and Live Better
And these are the 5 rules to help you do better in life.