Stop doing these things at work if you want to succeed

Stop doing these things at work if you want to succeedStop doing these things at work if you want to succeedWhat things should I stop doing at work immediately in order to succeed?Its hard to know what to advise you to stop doing, without knowing what you are doing, but let me start with this listStop wasting timeWe all have the same 1,440 minutes in our day. Once spent, they are lost forever. Successful people are ruthless about their time and how they spend it. Are you spending your evenings after work doing something that moves you towards your goals, or wasting it on social media. Do you spend weekends building something, or learning something new or hanging at the bar with your friends?Stop waiting for something to thema into your lapWeve all heard stories about people who were in the right place at the right time and success fell into their lap. So many people walk around without a plan, waiting their entire life for something similar to happen.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreStop abusing your healthYour body is the machine you use to make things happen in your life. Nutrition, hydration, sleep, and activity all impact your cognitive functions your ability to think, solve problems, make good decisions, and learn new things. If you arent treating your health as if you are seeking to function at a peak performance level, you are handicapping yourself. Eat like an athlete, work out like youre training for a world-class event. Cut alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs out of your life.Stop hanging out with people that drag you downYour peer group and your network determine what opportunities present themselves in your life. According to Jim Rohn, you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, and Ive seen this first hand.You dont have to abandon your friends, but you should spend more time with people you admire - people t hat inspire you and drive you to be more than you are today. Otherwise, youll just be a crab in a bucket.Stop wasting moneyMoney always finds a use. You will never run out of wants or things to spend money on no matter how much you buy. All the crap you think is important or cool today will be in a dumpster a few years from now. Money is a resource that can be used to propel your life forward and leapfrog others when an opportunity presents itself.Having months of salary in your bank account lets you take career risks, and gives you mobility and freedom. Money makes you agile. Dont waste it on mindless entertainment and meaningless position symbols.Stop caring about what everyone else is doingIf you do what everyone else is doing, youll get what everyone else gets. If you want to be in the top of whatever field or activity is important to you, you need to learn what that group is doing.Hope this was helpful.Bernie Klinder, Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, ConsultantThis post was origi nally published on Quora.com.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people