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5 Habits That Will Make Or Break How Successful You Are This Summer

Nicolas Cole
4 min readJun 11, 2020

Summer is a time for fun, friends, family, and plenty of reasons to take Friday off for a long weekend at the beach.

However, summer is also a time for goals, early morning grind sessions, late-night marathons, reading, and full Saturdays spent in a coffee shop working on that startup idea you’ve finally decided to tackle.

The truth is, most people squander their summers. They see summer as a time to escape how they feel about their boring 9 to 5 job. And sure, the weather may be prime for a much-needed pool day, that doesn’t mean every moment outside of “work hours” should be spent relaxing.

In fact, if you want to turn that side hustle of yours into something successful this summer, these 5 habits will make or break you:

1. Saying “No” more than you say “Yes” to social invitations.

This is bar none the hardest habit for people to master.

When it comes to setting your own goals and achieving them, you have to learn the difference between “a much needed break” and an over-active social life. Trust me, there will always be something going on: a concert, a street festival, a party, a gathering of friends at a cool new bar. The question you need to ask yourself is…

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Nicolas Cole
Nicolas Cole

Written by Nicolas Cole

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