What should one do early in life to become more successful in life

Ask almost any older person, what they regret in life, and often “not caring about my health and finances when I was young” are close to the top of the list.

It is very difficult to delay gratification, especially in today's society where we live in a low-interest rate society which favors people to go out and spend more rather then saving and are surrounded by technology and social media sites like Facebook and Instagram where people would be posting about their success and make you want to live life like them but if you don’t, often you eventually regret it later in life.

Many people, in their mid 30s, start to think “if I had just invested when I was 21, I would be made now”.

The successful tend to

1. Know what they want. Everyone is motivated by something different some people want financial success. Others want other forms of success such as fame or power. But if you know what you want, you have a better chance to actually get there
2. They work harder than anyone else and work smart
3. They are persistent, keep on doing in what you believe and work towards that goal and never give up.
4. They adapt to changing times and technology. One prime example would be that blockbuster didn't adapt to the changing in technology and finally lost out to Netflix
5. They take personal responsibility for their own actions