Success isn't only what you do at work, success equally depends on what you do during your free times. Successful people are described as the smartest people not because of how you see them but because of what they do to make you see them how you see them. Below are some of the things smart people do during their free time.
Reading
Education doesn't end when you are through with your degree or your PhD or maybe when you have millions in your many bank accounts. Smart and successful people read books whether new or old. Reading books gets you to know new things around you like new culture, new characters and new philosophies. Smart people will always want to know more as opposed to lazy people who care less about expanding the mind.
Keeping fit
Smart people exercise because they understand that exercise is healthy for both physical and mental health. They spend their free times doing exercises rather than eating and sleeping. Exercising regularly makes you become more disciplined for the betterment of your working environment.
Volunteer work
Volunteering is a key factor in the development of the community. Smart people volunteer for certain activities in the community like mentoring the young people to improve the community level. Smart and successful people know the importance of giving back to the community and are always happy about volunteering to boost the community and its members.
They network
Successful people with big businesses have creative minds and always consider marketing themselves and their business or foundations with other firms so as to meet new people, clients or find contracts. They don't necessarily meet new people for monetary benefits but also to empower themselves to be greater and greater people in the globe.
They learn new skills
It is ironical how some unsuccessful people see no value in learning new skills whereas smart and successful people always seek new skills when literally they don't need them like unsuccessful people should. Smart people spend their free times learning new skills by maybe attending short classes so that they can grab the new skills they need in life.
Are you a smart person? Do you intend to be one? Then you have to work extra hard to reach where you want to be.