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Pankaj Chauhan

I am writing this post just because I wanted to write about this. I have not done any keyword research etc for this postat all. The motive behind this post is to make newbie bloggers and writers aware of how they can follow certainprinciples in life to become a successful human being and blogger or Writer. In order to be successful in blogging orwriting or in any field in life, a person has to follow some set of principles. In this post, I am going to discuss about 8principles which I personally follow in my day to day life and would advise newbie bloggers to follow them too.

You may have a passion in life, you may want to achieve something in life, it could be becoming a successfulblogger or writer but nothing comes overnight. You can’t become rich, famous or successful overnight. It all comeswith time and only if you have consistency. I know a lot of people who try to blog or write but fail because they don’thave any principles in life.

The following 8 principles will be help you in achieving your goals in life. I would recommend you to leave commentsto this post on what are your principles in life and how they have helped you in achieving success.

Wake Up Early and Sleep Early

Yes, it’s important that you wake up early, and sleep early as well. Waking up early will keep you fresh all day longand if you feel fresh, you can effectively utilize your time and of course your brain. This is a known fact, in order towake up early, you must sleep early as well. Most of the successful people follow this practice, they finish theirdinner by 8 in the night, sleep by 10 and wake up at 4:30 AM in the morning. Follow this and you will start seeing adrastic change in your exploring and thinking capabilities.

Take an example of waking up at 4:30 AM, you will be done with all your morning stuff like brushing your teeth,jogging or exercising, drinking tea or coffee (I would prefer a hot cup of tea, I love it in the morning) with in 2hours time, like by 7 or so you can start following your other routines and the most important fact is, you still have got15 hours left until you go back to bed in the night.

Stay Fit

You must be thinking that you are reading a health related article, In fact, trust me, while writing this I am getting thesame feeling as well (OK, that was on a lighter note), but in order to be successful, a blogger or writer should followall the principles mentioned in this post. Once you wake up early and finish your morning must haves, you should gofor a walk or jog. Both walking and jogging drastically refreshes you and keep you motivated. If yo do someexercises, its an added advantage. I would leave it up to you because you are the best person to decide on howdo you want to keep your body healthy and fit.

Read Inspirational Posts

Once you are back and take a shower, it should be the time to read some inspirational stuff. It could be a blog whichyou follow regularly, newspaper, magaz ine article or anything which can give you some sort of inspiration andmotivation. Most of the writers get all their ideas by reading more and more inspirational stuff. Imagine a world whereyou are confined to your own domain and don’t read or see anything else. What kind of world that would be andwhat would be the personality of that kind of a person. The more you read, the more you are filled with ideas.

This is the time when you will start getting ideas on “What to write about?“. Once you are done with reading theinspirational stuff, close your eyes and give yourself at least 30 minutes of time to think what could be your nextarticle or blog post about.

Define Your Writing Hours

It’s you who need to define your writing hours. By writing hours, I mean the number of hours in a day you want tospend writing a blog post or an article. It is highly recommended that you do not spend more then 4-5 hours in writingand start writing once you are done with reading some of the inspirational stuff. You must start writing after a 30minutes thinking gap. You are fresh in the morning and can think better as compared to other parts of the day.

Always Be in Thinking Mode

Yes, keep your mind in the thinking mode all the time, whenever you can, at least. Whenever you see or readsomething new, try to relate how this new stuff can fit in your life. In fact, this could be your inspiration for your nextblog post. The best times to put your mind in the thinking mode are, when you are reading a blog post, newspaperarticle, magaz ine, before sleeping (you must not keep on thinking otherwise you will not will able to sleep) and in thewashroom. Yes, few people may laugh here and say “In the Washroom, “WTH”, but trust me there is no need tolaugh, I have worked with top notch managers and people who believe in the same theory and they are verysuccessful.

This is the time when you will get more ideas, which later could be converted into blog posts or articles. Make anote of these thoughts and ideas and don’t loose them.

Keep a Notebook Handy

You are doing a lot of stuff like reading and writing in a days time, it is very important that you make a note of someof the thoughts or ideas which came into your mind. These thoughts can be the building blocks of your next blogpost or articles. Embedding these thoughts or ideas into your own life or lifestyle can be extremely beneficial too.

Making a note of these thoughts is very important because there is a huge possibility that you may forget about themwhen your attention is diverted. You can use your mobile or a small notebook for this purpose.

Keep Yourself Rejuvenated

There will be times when you may feel tired,be its blogging, writing, reading or whatever.Your body and mind needs rejuvenation andyou must help your body to relax as much aspossible. It’s up to you how do you do it, forme, listening to my favorite music really helpsa lot. I keep several playlists and listen tothem according to my mood. Some people doit by taking a walk out, cooking, again goingback to the thinking mode etc. You need tochoose one way which you like to relax yourbody. Remember, with a tired body and mind,blogging or writing is not achievable.

Don’t Push Yourself

The last and most important principle is“Don’t Push Yourself”. I have seen peopleincluding me (in earlier days of my InternetMarketing) who just don’t stop working andultimately be left with unhealthy andextremely tired body. Don’t push yourself,follow the routine mentioned in this post,define your working hours, be happy, beforeyou enjoy being a blogger or writer you mustenjoy being a human being. Socialize withyour family, friends online and offline, meetthem and spend some quality time withthem.

I will wrap this post now with my final wordings that If you really want to be successful in life, in any field then selfdiscipline and self routine are two pillars. Nobody, can become successful overnight, it comes with time, and trustme it will definitely come if you are consistent. Follow the above mentioned principles, make them your habit andyou will see yourself as a better human being and a great achiever in life.