make up their minds they're going to succeed. Even if you don’t initially believe yourself, keep telling yourself that you are successful; use the present tense – you are successful now. Positive thinking really does work!
are well organised and use their time efficiently and effectively.
have goals and priorities - they decide what’s important and what can wait.
try different learning strategies and use those that work for them.
use active learning.
know that it's best to learn bit by bit: they work consistently and steadily and keep going. They don’t try to cram at the last minute.