We all want to be successful in our respective careers.
But our ideas of success vanish when we hit the sack after that all-nighter we pulled at the club, partying like there’s no tomorrow. And by the time Sunday is about to end, we’re dejected for having wasted another precious weekend. We feel, there’s always something missing in our formula of winning. We often wonder what people who are already successful do differently on weekends?
Here’s a cheat-sheet into the weekend lives of successful people:
No matter what day it is, successful people wake up early, some as early as 4 am. Why? Because time is precious and you live only once. They have conditioned themselves to be active for the most part of their day. Be it a weekday or a weekend, there are are no exceptions.
Weekends, for successful people, are mostly to be disconnected from their hectic work schedules through the week. They spend most weekends being away from their work phones and emails. It is more of they want for themselves, rather than what others want from them.
Given their chaotic lifestyles, successful people make it a point to stay fit both physically and mentally. In case they don’t find time to exercise during the week, successful people dedicate their time to fitness. Some even spend time meditating, after they have switched off their communications with outside world. Exercising and meditating create a positive ecosystem for fresh ideas, possibly future successful ventures.
Successful people make it a point to spend their precious weekend time with family and friends. It is absolutely important for them to devote their time to their spouse, children & parents. Weekends are also a time to catch-up with close friends, and not talk about work. After all how worthy is being successful without a strong and happy support system?
Weekends provide an opportunity for the successful people to pursue their hobbies and passions. Be it riding a horse, or gardening, or cooking that favourite dish, or breathing life into that masterpiece painting. Successful people dedicate their time on weekends pursuing their hobbies and interests, which is a therapeutic exercise of sorts to them.
After all, successful people are humans like us. And like us, they too to deserve to go on break after their manic work schedules. Weekends are often selecting to take that well-deserved vacations, either with family or with friends or simply alone. Consider this as the primary source of our vacation goals.
As wealthy as they are, successful people are also known to volunteer for community service and support social causes. They take time off on their weekends to dedicate their not just their services to philanthropy, but also pledge funds towards such causes.
With their communications switched off, weekends provide a perfect setup for successful people to reassess their work, review their targets (short-term and long-term), strategize accordingly. They also get a chance to introspect on their actions in the previous week and plan for the coming week.
No matter how good you’re at what you do, you’ll barely get anywhere unless you know the right people to grow your venture. And weekends are no different for successful people to meet new people and connect with existing contacts in order to amplify their business opportunities.
Finally, weekends are a fun time for everyone. Like us, successful people spend weekends with entertainment activities. They go for plays and operas, the watch movies, play sports on the weekends.
Let’s just say successful people spend weekends in a disciplined and more efficient manner. And we can all take a few lessons in time management from them.
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