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Will better habits make you more successful?

In his book, Rich Habits, author Tom Corley examines the lifestyle differences between the rich and poor and it’s pretty interesting. Some things seem like common sense, others a bit more surprising. Will better habits make you more successful? Probably not. But it could be a start

  1.  70% of wealthy eat less than 300 junk food calories per day.  97% of poor people eat more than 300 junk food calories per day.
  2. 23% of wealthy gamble. 52% of poor people gamble.
  3. 80% of wealthy are focused on accomplishing some single goal. Only 12% of the poor do this.
  4. 76% of wealthy exercise aerobically four days a week. 23% of poor do this.
  5. 63% of wealthy listen to audio books during commute to work vs. 5% of poor people.
  6. 81% of wealthy maintain a to-do list vs. 19% of poor
  7. 63% of wealthy parents make their children read two or more non-fiction books a month vs. 3% of poor.
  8. 70% of wealthy parents make their children volunteer 10 hours or more a month vs. 3% of poor.
  9. 80% of wealthy make Happy Birthday calls vs. 11% of poor.
  10. 67% of wealthy write down their goals vs. 17% of poor.
  11. 88% of wealthy read 30 minutes or more each day for education or career reasons vs. 2% of poor.
  12. 6% of wealthy say what’s on their mind vs. 69% of poor.
  13. 79% of wealthy network five hours or more each month vs. 16% of poor.
  14. 67% of wealthy watch one hour or less of TV every day vs. 23% of poor.
  15. 6% of wealthy watch reality TV vs. 78% of poor.
  16. 44% of wealthy wake up three hours before work starts vs. 3% of poor.
  17. 74% of wealthy teach good daily success habits to their children vs. 1% of poor.
  18. 84% of wealthy believe good habits create opportunity luck vs. 4% of poor.
  19. 76% of wealthy believe bad habits create detrimental luck vs. 9% of poor.
  20. 86% of wealthy believe in lifelong educational self-improvement vs. 5% of poor.
  21. 86% of wealthy love to read vs. 26% of poor.

If you want to learn more or buy the book, check out his website www.richhabits.net

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