One common wish people have the world over, is to be successful. But for most, it stays just there only — at the level of the wish. For they are unable to figure out what it takes to reach there.

Only a few take the trouble to find out what traits the highly successful people have that make them high-achievers.

Success is rarely a random act of chance or a stroke of luck. To accomplish anything worthwhile, you need to have in you certain characteristics that would help you on your success journey and make sure you reach up there at the top.

How to become a high achiever

Here are 8 must-have traits that will make you a high-achiever and massively successful.

1. Clarity

Success requires that you know exactly what you want to achieve and then go after your goals with heart and soul.

The highly accomplished and successful people always have a clear vision in their mind as to what goals they want to achieve and which path they want to tread on.

Having clarity about the big picture help you visualize your success path and makes the journey easier.

When you know where is your starting point and how far you want to go, you can not only chart your course but also anticipate the various problems you might face and prepare yourself accordingly.

Knowing it’s a long journey and being aware you’ll experience rough patches and meet hurdles along the way, keeps you working with patience. You can mentally brace yourself up for the challenges you’ll face and keep your alternative plans ready.

Having a clear vision is extremely helpful in the grand scheme of things since you know for sure where you are headed and gives you directions for course-correcting if you go off-track.

2. Passion

To accomplish anything worthwhile, you must have passion for it. Without that intense drive, success rarely happens.

All those who are insanely successful in their fields have reached there because they were passionate about their work which pushed them to pursue excellence and give their best.

When you are driven by passion, you develop the strength to withstand all difficulties and face challenges with courage and fortitude.

People who have passion for success and achieving their goals, therefore, never give up when confronted with problems. Instead, they work harder and work their way around the obstacles that come in their way.

3. Ownership

You can achieve goals and enjoy the success that you desire only when you take the responsibility of creating your success.

Having ownership of your life in your hands gives you a sense of control and enables you to do all that needs to be done to accomplish goals.

The people who go on to become high-achievers understand the importance of taking things into their hands and making efforts to the best of their ability.

They don’t leave things to chance, pray to get lucky, or wait for others to guide and handhold them.

They work proactively and are willing to step out of their comfort zone to go far and wide to look for and create opportunities for success. In short, they do all that is necessary to achieve goals. No wonder they go on to experience massive success in life.

4. Commitment

The high-achievers are committed to achieving what they want and approach their goals in an organized and systematic manner with proper planning.

The high-achievers are clear about their priorities and do not waste time on things that don’t matter and don’t help them to move forward on their chosen path.

Therefore, they do not get swayed by shiny objects or other distractions.

Their deep commitment and motivation to achieve goals enables them to make choices, take decisions and tough calls without hesitation or doubt.

These highly successful people are ready to do anything for achieving goals. Hence, they willingly go the extra mile and never refuse to work harder or extra time for they know the outcome and rewards would be worth it.

5. Positive mindset

People who accomplish goals and become successful are positive thinkers and believe in taking positive action.

They believe with conviction that they have in them what it takes to succeed. This winning and positive mindset is the driving fuel that gets them to work relentlessly on their goals and turn the odds of winning in their favor.

The high-achievers work on themselves and gain insight into their positives and negatives, strong points and limitations.

Instead of feeling sorry for themselves or complaining about what they lack, they channelize all their time and energy towards making the best use of what they have. The high-achievers leverage their strengths to move forward on the path of success.

When faced with challenges, they don’t waste time worrying about ‘what-if’ scenarios. They trust themselves and run through various options to solve their problems.

Their positive mindset helps them figure out the way forward each time they find themselves surrounded by problems and difficulties.

6. Perseverance

Everyone wants to achieve goals and enjoy success but there’s neither a smooth road to success nor are there any shortcuts.

To get what you desire, you have to go all the way and relentlessly work hard, despite the rough patches and the stumbling blocks in your path.

Those who persevere and refuse to give up, last the longest and succeed in getting the sweetest results.

The high-achievers become massively successful because they keep their eyes focused on the goal and keep going with all their will and strength and steadfastness.

Their unwavering self-belief pushes them to work hard with resolute persistence and dogged determination. They neither get tired nor lose patience and therefore ace the game of life.

7. Self-discipline

High-achievers get to achieve their goals and stay ahead of others because they practice self-discipline.

They are convinced that foregoing short-term pleasure will help them get long-term gratification and results. Therefore, they can do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done rather than get in the mood and then working on the tasks.

Self-discipline can help you structure and streamline your life, enable you to work productively, and get consistent results.

When you practice discipline, follow patterns and work according to the set pattern, there’s no room for excuses, procrastination, or giving in to distractions. Things get done easily and you can chart your progress anytime.

Discipline shows encouraging results which further motivates you to push yourself into observing and respecting timelines and focusing on your priorities.

Therefore, you must cultivate self-discipline for greater accomplishment and reaching higher on the ladder of success.

8. Lifelong learner

The high-achievers have a hunger to learn more. They are constantly stretching their boundaries and challenging themselves to learn new things, gain more knowledge, develop skills and increase their expertise.

Learning has to be an ongoing process. The level of knowledge and experience that worked for you yesterday may not hold relevance for you today and it may become outdated tomorrow.

Therefore, to be in tune with the times and stay relevant, you must always keep yourself in the learning mode.

All the highly successful and effective people who are great achievers keep updating themselves and keep upping their level.

Being a lifelong learner will not only empower you to go with confidence on your success journey and also give you a definite advantage over others.

In Conclusion

The high-achievers excel in their field, move to the next level of personal excellence, and succeed in life because they have consciously trained themselves to be successful by acquiring these must-have traits.

Most people fail to achieve their goals because they are impatient and want quick results or get tired too soon.

The high-achievers understand that to achieve success, you have to put in the hours, work hard consistently, and keep going even when you don’t see any immediate results.

This is what works in their favor, increases their odds of winning, takes them closer to their goals, and makes them super successful.

You too can join the select group of high-achievers and the massively successful by cultivating these winning traits that will help you go all the way and stay till the end.

Originally published on drroopleen.com

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Dr. Roopleen is the author of ‘And So Can You’ and From Average to Awesome