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Why We
Fail?
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1. Lack of Persistence1. Lack of Persistence
More people fail not because they lack knowledge or talent but because they quit.
The total secret of success lies in two words, persistencepersistence and resistanceresistance. Persist
in what must be done and resist what ought not to be done.
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When problems seem insurmountable, quitting seems
to be the easiest way out……
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Winners are struck but not destroyed. We all have had
setbacks in life. Failing does not mean we are failures.
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2. Lack of Conviction2. 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.
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People without conviction do not People without conviction do not take a standtake a stand. They go along to get
along because they lack confidence and courage.
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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.
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3. Rationalizing3. 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.
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• I'm unlucky• I'm born under the wrong stars• I'm not good looking• I don't have contacts• I don't have enough money• The economy is bad• If only I had the opportunity• If only I didn't have a family
We hear excuses like……
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4. Not Learning from 4. Not Learning from Past MistakesPast Mistakes
Some people live and learnSome people live and learn, and some only live. Wise people learn from their mistakes.
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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.Failure is a detour, not a dead end.
It is a delay, not a defeat. Experience is the name we give to our mistakes.
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5. Lack of Discipline5. Lack of Discipline
Anyone who has accomplished anything worthwhile has never
done so without discipline.
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Discipline takes self-control, 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.
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6. Poor Self-Esteem6. Poor Self-Esteem
Poor self-esteem is a lack of self-respect and self-worth. It leads to abuse of one's self and others.
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People with low self-esteem are constantly looking for identity. They are trying to find themselves. One's self is One's self is
not to be found but to be created.not to be found but to be created.
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Idleness is like rust that eats into the most brilliant metal.
Idleness and laziness are consequences of poor self-esteem and
so is making excuses.
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7. Fatalistic Attitude
A fatalistic attitudeA 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.
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They believe and accept the predestined future written in their horoscope or stars,
that regardless of their effort whatever has to happen will happen.
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Hence they never put in any effort and complacency becomes a way of life. They wait for things to happen rather than make rather than make
them happen. them happen.
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