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4 Why We Fail
4 Why We Fail
4 Why We Fail
Why We Fail?
1. Lack of Persistence
More people fail not because they lack knowledge or talent but because they quit.
done.
When problems seem insurmountable, quitting seems to be the easiest way out
Winners are struck but not destroyed. We all have had setbacks in life. Failing does not mean we are failures.
2. Lack of Conviction
People who lack conviction take the middle of the road; and guess what happens in the middle of the road? You get run over.
People without conviction do not take a stand. They go along to get along because they lack confidence and courage.
They conform in order to get accepted even when they know that what they are doing is wrong. They behave like part of a herd.
3. Rationalizing
Winners may analyze but never rationalize. That is a loser's game. Losers always have a book full of excuses to tell you why they could not.
I'm unlucky
I'm born under the wrong stars I'm not good looking
Some people live and learn, and some only live. Wise people learn from their mistakes.
People who do not learn lessons from history are doomed. Failure is a teacher if we have the right attitude. Failure is a detour, not a dead end.
5. Lack of Discipline
Anyone who has accomplished anything worthwhile has never done so without discipline.
Discipline takes selfcontrol, sacrifice, and avoiding distractions and temptations. It means staying focused. Steam does not move the engine unless it is confined. Niagara Falls would not generate power unless it were harnessed.
Poor self-esteem is a lack of self-respect and self-worth. It leads to abuse of one's self and others.
6. Poor Self-Esteem
People with low self-esteem are constantly looking for identity. They are
Idleness and laziness are consequences of poor self-esteem and so is making excuses.
Idleness is like rust that eats into the most brilliant metal.
7. Fatalistic Attitude
A fatalistic attitude prevents people from accepting responsibility for their position in life. They attribute success and failure to luck. They resign themselves to their fate.
their horoscope or stars, that regardless of their effort whatever has to happen will happen.
Hence they never put in any effort and complacency becomes a way of life. They wait for things to happen rather than make them happen.