7 Things Successful People do Differently.

As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is or better put, you are the product of your thoughts. Everything they say starts from the mind and successful people have proven that time and again. The successful man you see drive down the road or that woman you see in a special program on TV, and every other successful person you know or hear of; they all have a number of things in common, one of which is their mindset. The successful person envisions the impossible happening, ( successful people are the driving power of visions), he looks for opportunities, he doesn’t wait for them to come. The average man at the end of the spectrum has a shallow mind; he believes success is a game of luck, he sits and waits for help or a hand to pull him up, he moves in any direction the wind of life blows. The mindset is the start of a long journey on different paths for both the successful and the average man. These key points highlight some of the things successful people do differently.
CHALLENGES
The average man tries to find a way around his problems, he looks for the get-rich-quick schemes, and all shortcuts to success. He  tries to circumvent problems, he runs from negative circumstances, hates criticisms or rarely heeds to advice from successful people.
A successful man sees every challenge  as a mountain and he almost immediately thinks up ways to get to the top (of course after seeing himself at the top). To the successful,  this kind of demand becomes more fun than risk. Successful people look out for problems to solve, they find what the society demands that taps their talent or work to acquire skills that enables them find their highest level of contribution in their environment. They know that success is in direct proportion to the number of problems  they can solve in life. They see an opportunity in every challenge.
BELIEf ABOUT MONEY
Successful people clearly have different stance about money compared with average minded people. An average minded person believes he is to work for every penny he earns, he has a low self-esteem and literally feeds off the palms of his boss, he works  round the clock, sleeps less, eats less, and loses his work-life balance. Successful people believe their money should work for them, they spend their time investing in their future, either through their business or the right network of people. Yes they understand the importance of networking for success in life.
An average man sees  money as a way of getting things; successful people see money as a way of getting things done, as a tool to work. People buy things out of their lack but the wealthy buy out of abundance.
INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY
A good IQ is admirable, people with high IQs are the geniuses of our time but success really isn’t only about that. Raising your Intelligence Quotient is not a guarantee for success although that counts in some fields but successful people believe more in AQ (Adversity Quotient)  than IQ. As mentioned earlier, a successful person solves more problems than the average person and this is what prepares them for life, a high IQ won’t automatically transform you into Mr Nice Guy or Miss Congeniality, it won’t give you people skills and all the attributes you need to work well with others. A high IQ is a plus but a great sense of the problems around you as well as the people you can work with to reach solutions far more outweighs the former.
RISK
Average people are afraid of failure, they usually wait for the perfect time to do something, it never comes. Successful people are risk takers, they cringe when things are too easy. Successful people know that failing does not make you a failure. Never trying does.
TIME
An average man ranks money on a higher value than time and easily lets it slip away either by wasting it on irrelevant things or by allowing people distract them from the very important things. To the successful, time is their most valuable asset, it is an irreplaceable resource.  The wealthy say ‘I can get more money but I can never get more time’.
OPPORTUNITY
The wealthy prepare today for tomorrow’s opportunities, successful people believe in the present but are ready for the future; the average man thinks only of today – how much they earn today, how much they can get today, and forget about tomorrow. Successful people understand that today matters because it’s their opportunity for a better tomorrow. Successful people prepare for life while average people react to life.
EXCUSES
Successful people don’t give excuses for failure, when they fail in one venture, they try another  but an average man give excuses for not starting at all.

There’s more I’m sure, and I’d like to hear from you.