The disciplines no one sees – 25 things the most successful people do in private.
1. They write in a journal before anyone else is awake.
2. They read for 30 before picking up their phone.
3. They review their written goals every single morning.
4. They have a monthly financial review they do completely alone.
5. They practice what they plan to say before important conversations.
6. They sit with problems before reaching for solutions.
7. They forgive privately before they forget publicly.
8. They track their energy – not just their tasks.
9. They study people they want to become through biography.
10. They have a ‘not to do’ list they update regularly.
11. They move their body before they move through the day.
12. They listen to things that build them during dead time.
13. They write down what they are grateful for regularly.
14. They privately audit their relationships every quarter.
15. They set boundaries for themselves before setting them for others.
16. They study their own failure patterns in writing.
17. Thet visualize the specific version of success they are building.
18. They prepare questions before they seek advice.
19. They end each day by writing 3 things they will do tomorrow.
20. They spend at least 1 hour each week in complete solitude with no agenda.
21. They pray, meditate, and reflect on something larger than themselves.
22. They speak to themselves in private the way a great coach would.
23. They celebrate small wins privately before anyone else knows.
24. They read their own personal journal entries to track growth.
25. They do the hardest things first – before anyone else is awake to watch.
Jim Rohn
Principles Never Fail 