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8 ways psychologists say successful people achieve their goals

Chris WellerApr 4, 2017, 21:17 IST

Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia crosses his arms in an anti-government protest as he finishes to win silver during the Men's Marathon during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio on August 21.Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

Success doesn't happen by accident.

A wealth of psychological research has found the people who achieve most in life take the same deliberate steps to make sure they reach their goals.

Sometimes it means minimizing the value of will power; other times it means dusting yourself off after defeat.

Here are some of the psychological strategies the most successful people adopt in their daily lives.