16．The most important factor（因素） that leads to success is what you do every single day．Your habits will decide whether you are successful or not．If you have strong and healthy positive habits，it does not matter whether or not you fail today because you will succeed in the long term．Having positive habits does not mean that you will succeed every single time．However，in the long term，there is no doubt that you will achieve all your goals and be successful．On the other hand，if you have strong negative habits，you will fail in the long term．It does not matter whether you succeed today or not．
Why are habits so important？
A single positive action will not change your life，but the same action repeated 1，000times will have a great effect on your life．For example，if you go to the gym one time，you won't see a big difference in your life．However，if your go to the gym 1，000time over a five-year period，you will see a big difference in your body．The same principle（原则） is true of finance （金融），health，relationships，work，career，and school．Simple positive actions repeated every single day will have a great effect on your life in the long run．
How to develop positive habits？
There's nothing easier than developing positive habits．You simply have to do every single day the action you want to make a habit．If you want to develop the habit of running，run almost every day．If you want to develop the habit of reading，read every day．Habits are created by repetition（重复）．The more you do an action，the easier it becomes in the long run．
How to get rid of negative habits？
The only way to destroy negative habits is to stop reinforcing（加强） them．If you are a smoker，stop smoking．If you are a drug user，stop using drugs．Yes，it will be very difficult at the beginning．The first week will be very hard．After three weeks，you will feel a lot better．It's hard to get rid of negative habits because you got a lot of pleasure from these habits in the past．
You can do it!
Everybody can change．All it takes is courage and determination．Decide right now to improve your life by changing your habits．Take action right now!Don't be afraid．Yes，you will probably make mistakes along the way．But never forget that success is waiting for you if you have positive habits in your life．If you refuse to give up，success will be yours．
Title：Habits and success
| Brief introduction | •Whether you are successful or not is （71）decided by your habits．
•Positive habits contribute to success in the long （72）term/run while having negative habits means the opposite． |
| Supporting details | Why are habits so important？ | •（73）Thugh/Althougho your life won't be changed by a single positive action，the same actions and behaviors repeated many times will （74）affect/influencelife greatly．
•（75）Besides finance，this principle can also be used in health，relationships，work，career，and school． |
| How to develop positive habits？ | ●It's very（76）easy to develop positive habits．
●Habits are formed if they are（77）repeated． |
| How to get rid of negative habits？ | Only by（78）stopping reinforcing negative habits can we get rid of them． |
| You can do it! | ●It takes（79）courage and determination to change．
●Take （80）action right now，for success is waiting for you! |
