成功企业家的8个好习惯

有激情、有动机、有恒心，还有一点点运气，成功企业家与失败者之间的不同之处就是这些。可是，那些极其成功的企业家又有什么秘诀？他们有8个好习惯：

1、他们习惯早起。

众所周知，成功的企业家和领导者都会为了“有虫吃”而早早起床。不过，他们不是一般意义上的早醒，通常早在太阳升起之前就起床。为什么？因为这样一来，他们就有时间回复电邮、阅读新闻或者晨练。研究发现，习惯早起的人工作更有成效，也更快乐。

早起的成功人士不少，“微博鼻祖”Twitter与移动支付公司Square的联合创始人杰克•多西和加味瓶装水公司Hint Water创始人卡拉•戈尔丁就是其中两位。

2、他们无惧竞争。

英国维珍集团创始人理查德•布兰森说过：“要想取得商业上的成功，就要勇于迎接竞争——但不要让竞争打倒你。如果你能在尊重对手与击败对手之间找到平衡，就掌握了成功的秘诀。”

这正是布兰森愿意和对手共进午餐的原因。他曾向《华尔街日报》解释此事：

“我一直相信，对敌人要友好。几年前，英国航空公司用尽手段想让我们关门大吉。有一次对簿公堂之后，我打电话给当时执掌英国航空的科林•马歇尔爵士说：‘一起吃个午饭好么？’我估计他很想知道我为什么这么做。后来我们在我伦敦的家里愉快地共进午餐，还成了朋友，尽释前嫌。”

3、他们不介意无伤大雅的消遣。

企业家需要一些时间解压、充电，有时还应该做些重复性的工作。这不仅能帮助他们练习逐步推进，还能解放思想。在适当的消遣中，企业家会放弃纠结某个具体问题，激活创新的思路。正是因为如此，比尔•盖茨也会利用午休时间玩纸牌游戏，例如桥牌。

4、他们懂得如何取长补短。

《优秀领导》一书的合著者巴里•康奇指出：“我们在研究中发现，伟大领导者都不是完美无缺的。他们之所以能成为世界级的领袖，不是因为在各方面达到平均水平或者平均水平以上，而是在相对很少的几个领域里表现极为优异。他们能清楚地认识自己有哪些优势和劣势，并且成功地找到能弥补他们不足之处的人。”

5、他们慷慨大方。

你有没有注意到，最优秀的企业家都很大方？慷慨不一定总与金钱相关，也可能是时间和联系方面，甚至仅仅是不吝于鼓励别人。学会回报是我学到的重要人生经验，也正因为知恩图报，我才结交到一些这世界上最优秀的人。懂得感恩也给我的企业超乎想象的帮助。

6、他们经常拒绝。

企业家必须和供应商与客户搞好关系，但不一定只会点头称是。正如“股神”沃伦•巴菲特说过：“成功人士与超级成功人士之间的区别在于，后者基本上对任何事都能说‘不’。”

7、他们不会在小事上浪费时间。

企业家懂得怎样始终保持犀利的思维和饱满的情绪。他们不会为一些细枝末节的小事浪费时间。这正是为什么Facebook首席执行官扎克伯格的行头基本上只有灰色T恤和连帽衫，也是提姆•菲利斯每天吃同一种早餐的原因。

8、除了经营企业，他们还有个人生活。

小企业推广公司Duct Tape Marketing的创始人约翰•詹斯奇曾说，他发现周围的企业家同仁都有这个特点。詹斯奇称：“如今，即使不用和别人互动，也能经营企业，但人类终究还是需要互动的。如果要成长、感受、学习和理解，就得走出办公室，参加会议，找客户聊天，甚至和你觉得古怪的人攀谈。这样你会更容易找到战略合作伙伴，学会用新视角看问题，还能获得学习与成长的机会。”（财富中文网）

译者：Pessy

校对：夏林

Passion, motivation, persistence and a little bit of luck all play a part in separating the successful business owners from the ones who aren’t so fortunate. But, what makes some business owners super successful? They possess the following eight habits:

They’re up before sunrise.

Successful business owners and leaders are known to arise early in order to catch that proverbial worm. But, they don’t just wake-up early. They wake-up long before the sun rises. The reason? It gives them time to respond to emails, catch-up on the news or workout. Research has found early risers are more productive and happier.

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter and Square, and Kara Goldin, the founder of Hint Water, are just two examples of successful people who wake-up early.

They’re not afraid of competition.

Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, has said, “If you want to be successful in business, you need to welcome your competition with open arms – just don’t let them walk all over you. Strike the right balance between respecting your rivals and focusing on how you can beat them, and you’ll have a winning formula.”

That explains why Branson had lunch with a rival. Branson told the Wall Street Journal;

“I’ve always believed in befriending your enemies. Years ago British Airways went to extraordinary lengths to put us out of business. After the court case, I rang up Sir Colin Marshall, who ran BA, and said, “would you like to come out for lunch?” I think he wondered why on earth I was doing it. But we had a delightful lunch at my house in London and became friends and buried the hatchet.”

They welcome harmless distractions.

Business owners need some time to decompress, recharge and sometimes master a repetitive task. Not only does this help them work on practicing incremental development, it’s a good distraction that will free your mind. Instead of being stuck on a problem, partaking in a harmless distraction gets the creative juices flowing. That’s why Bill Gates would spend his lunch breaks playing card gameslike Bridge.

They know to compensate for their weaknesses.

According to Barry Conchie, co-author of Strengths Based Leadership; “The great leaders we’ve studied are not well-rounded individuals. They have not become world-class leaders by being average or above-average in different aspects of leadership. They’ve become world-class in a relatively limited number of areas of leadership. They’ve recognized not only their strengths but their deficiencies, and they’ve successfully identified others who can help them compensate for those deficiencies.”

They’re generous.

Have you ever noticed that the best business owners are very generous? This doesn’t always have to be with money but can be with time, connections or even simply encouraging others. Learning to give back is an important step that I’ve learned in my life that has helped me to connect with some of the most amazing people on this planet. It’s also helped my business more than I had ever imagined.

They mostly say “no.”

Business owners have to play nice with vendors and customers, but that doesn’t necessarily make them “yes men.” As Warren Buffett has famously said, “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say, “no,” to almost everything.”

They don’t waste time with small decisions.

Business owners know how to stay mentally and emotionally sharp throughout the day; they don’t waste their time making small, trivial and unimportant decisions. That’s why Zuckerberg has a wardrobe that essentially only contains gray t-shirts and hoodies. It’s also why Tim Ferriss eats the same breakfast every day.

They have a life outside of their business.

John Jantsch, founder of Duct Tape Marketing, has stated that this is a common trait he’s noticed among his fellow business owners. According to John, “These days you can run your entire business without actually interacting with other human beings, but human beings need to interact in order to live. If you’re to grow, feel, learn and understand you’ve got to get out of the office. Go to a conference, grab coffee with a customer, mingle with people who are weird (your definition.) It’s how you find strategic partners, new perspectives and opportunities to learn and grow.”