Your attitude will determine how far you get in life. Getting to the top requires personal discipline, focused action, and a lot of energy each day to achieve this.

So, do not let old habits keep you from achieving success. Rather, start cultivating these simple but important habits for a more productive and happier life:

1. Have a morning ritual

It could be that you like going for a run. Or, you prefer to meditate or you enjoy taking a healthy breakfast. Kickstart your day doing whatever habit that will make you feel supercharged. Creating a morning ritual will help you start off your day on a proactive and positive note. With a structured start, each day rather than rushing to compensate for time lost helps eliminate mental fatigue, stress, and improves your productivity.

2. Read, read, read

This is a wonderful way of stimulating creativity and gaining knowledge. Also, immersion reading enhances focus and is calming similar to meditation. Additionally, reading before bedtime is helpful in sleeping better. Also, books give actionable advice on ways you can overcome all challenging situations by giving real-life examples.

3. Appreciate more

This is a great way of reducing stress, creating positivity, and improving your physical health. To start you off, volunteer, have a gratitude journal, appreciate your those closest to you more and strive to remind yourself of one thing that you’re grateful for each day before bedtime. By appreciating the little joys that life offers you, the happier you will be.

4. Nurture Relationships That Uplift You

Let go of those relationships that no longer serve you. And instead, surround yourself with people who share happiness and are nurturing. Since happiness can be contagious, it’s the easiest way to keep you in a positive mind frame in life.

5. Take Time To Exercise

Working out not only helps improve your physical health, but it also increases creativity and improves your cognitive skills. This is also an efficient way of building endurance and to energize you. In addition, exercising also helps elevate your mood by increasing endorphin production – these hormones act as natural anti-depressants.

6. Have a Social Media Detox

Nearly all aspects of our everyday life have been taken over by the digital world. So, why not take time in cutting back on your social media consumption to reduce mental clutter and stress. Switch off the laptop and your phone for several hours each day to help you reconnect with your surroundings and even improve your mood.

7. Invest in Self-Care

Taking time off to relax can have a positive impact on your mental health, mood, and self-esteem. Strive to at least do one thing each day that will make you feel good. Learn a new skill, listen to music, prepare a great meal or take that rejuvenating bubble bath. Do what helps you relax!

To develop these habits you will require lots of determination, tons of patience and continual effort. It might take a few weeks or it could take more than one year. But, it is not about how long it will take you to build these habits what counts is that you do not give up.