http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_People

Habit 1: Be Proactive

Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habit 4: Think Win-Win

Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood

Habit 6: Synergize

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

As for the experience of myself, I think the best way is to find something that one really have passion in, focus on it, work for it.