This is just too complete to be ignored, dear friend, you just touched every facet of life with your post.
Their is no way one would follow all the tips you mentioned here without becoming successful in life. Everything start with been responsible, don't put the blame on others.
Remember, we are all created to solve a particular problem in life, nobody would solve the problem you are to solve, because nobody else was wired for the problem just like you. Running from such problems is like running from becoming hero.
Another thing I would love to include here is proper time management, it is not enough to do the right things, they must be done at the right time.
Failure to work with time is as deadly as death itself. At time, we see people putting in lots of effort without result, it might be as a result of them not working with time. If you do the right thing at the wrong time, you will have the result of those that do not do it at all.
This is my simple definition of hard work:
doing what you ought to do one hour ago with the one you are to do this very hour.
Let me stop here, the spirit of @olawalium is now on me, I'm writing long comments than usual now.... Lol
Thanks to @communitycoin for the idea, I've discovered myself through it
I like this point. Why will anyone want to run away from being a hero? Thank you for your contribution.