Jack Ma’s 30 Tips for Success

I found these tips from Jack Ma very helpful. You all know who Jack Ma is, don't you? He is the multibillionaire founder of e-commerce Giant, Alibaba! You can read about him in my post tomorrow. I translated the tips from Chinese some time ago, but they feel just as relevant today. I hope you’ll also find them helpful.

1. Lists your three most important things every day
2. Arrive to the office ten minutes earlier than others
3. Think for a few seconds before speaking
4. Count to 30 before throwing a tantrum
5. When in doubt, pick the hardest thing to do
6. Give everything a deadline
7. Always sit in the front row
8. Observe people walking in front of you
9. Leave the office ten minutes later than others
10. Remember the names of everyone around you
11. Do everything enthusiastically, even sweeping the floor
12. Praise others behind their backs
13. Pay attention to everyone around you
14. Let others finish speaking
15. Deliver a little more than they expect
16. Praise people before criticizing them
17. Always carry a pen and paper
18. Note down your dreams within five minutes of waking up
19. List your ten weaknesses, and correct them one by one
20. When it comes to important decisions, sleep on them
21. Ask yourself questions five minutes before sleeping
22. Keep smiling every day
23. Never bring work home
24. Eat breakfast with your family
25. Meet new friends through old friends
26. Spend half an hour a day reading books
27. Have four short-term goals, and one main goal
28. Never let making money be your main goal in life
29. Read your goals aloud ten times a day
30. Take immediate action!