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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.Please click to Advance >

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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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