Why

We
Fail?

1. 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,
persistence and resistance.
resistance Persist in what
must be done and resist what ought not to be
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.
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.

We hear
excuses
like

 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

The list can go on and

on.

4. Not Learning from

Past Mistakes

Some people live and learn,

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.
It is a delay, not a defeat. Experience
is the name we give to our mistakes.

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
trying to find themselves. One's self is
not to be found but to be created.

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.

They believe and accept the

predestined future written in
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.