The Habits of High Achievers

There's many parallels to be drawn between investing in real estate and achieving a higher level of life, whether that be higher income, personal development, gaining knowledge, or living a more fulfilled life in any aspect. Most people who spend the time learning about real estate investing understand the power of building wealth and and are intrigued to see how it can impact their life. 

They spend time and maybe quite a bit of money to learn how to play the game. We see a lot of people taking action on their dreams of being a full-time real estate investor, but we see even more people who dream and never take action at all. Here are the habits that I have found most high achievers mastering. 

1. High achievers focus on their strengths and exploit them

The most successful people understand that everyone has weakness in one shape or form. The people who seem to be accomplishing the most recognize this early on and find other people to leverage in order to do more. For example, Joe Fairless (who runs the the Best Ever Real Estate Podcast) has created an apartment syndication company where he focuses on his strength of raising capital and let's another team members underwrite their deals. He doesn't waste time doing things where he is inefficient and acknowledges the fact that a helpful team is very important. 

2. High achievers are obsessed with maintaining the correct mindset

Have you ever noticed that people with a positive frame of mind and a no BS attitude get more done than people who do not have this mindset? It's important to understand the power of our thoughts, because as cliche as it may sound, they do shape our reality. 

3. High achievers focus on a level of mastery that puts them in the top of their field 

In other words, they have extreme focus on one thing at a time until they have absolute competence. Focus is so important because in today's world, there's more distractions on the "next thing", it is easy to get caught up these things which take away our focus. The people who achieve the most are very good at a few things that make them unique. They are able to provide much more value in their circle of competence than trying to be a jack of all trades. 

4. High achievers rise early and work while people sleep 

There is much debate on this topic. Some say work when you are more efficient and whenever you want as long as you put in the work. I firmly believe you should do both. Work when you are at your peak state and also when you have a headache. The people that make more sacrifices early on will be a lot better off down the road. There's also something kind of peaceful working in the early morning hours while everyone else is hitting the snooze button. The highest achievers get a day's work done before most people wake up. 

The bottom line here is to decide. So many people are trying to find the best way to accomplish their goal and spend their time thinking, not taking action. Decision creates action. Action creates results. Decide that you want to show up, do the work, and stay focused on your unique skill set, and you will achieve more.