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16 Ways People Prepare For Failure by Nobody: 10:45pm On Nov 08, 2014 |
Life’s greatest tragedy consists of men and women who earnestly try, and fail! The tragedy lies in the overwhelmingly large majority of people who fail, as compared to the few who succeed. Here are sixteen ways a person can prepare him or herself for failure: 1. Lack of a well-defined purpose in life: There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim. Research by psychological analysts show that ninety-eight out of every hundred of those whom have been analyzed, had no such aim. This is a major way one prepares for failure. 2. Lack of ambition to aim above mediocrity: One can hardly offer any hope for the person who is so indifferent as not to want to get ahead in life, and who is not willing to pay the price. 3. Lack of self-discipline: Discipline comes through self-control. This means that one must control all negative qualities. Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself. Self-mastery is the hardest job you will ever tackle. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. You may see at one and the same time both your best friend and your greatest enemy, by stepping in front of a mirror. 4. Procrastination: This is one of the most common causes of failure. “Old Man Procrastination” stands within the shadow of every human being, waiting his opportunity to spoil one’s chances of success. Most of us go through life as failures, because we are waiting for the “time to be right” to start doing something worthwhile. Do not wait. The time will never be “just right.” Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. 5. Lack of persistence: Most of us are good “starters” but poor “finishers” of everything we begin. Moreover, people are prone to give up at the first signs of defeat. There is no substitute for persistence. The person who makes persistence his watch-word, discovers that “Old Man Failure” finally becomes tired, and makes his departure. Failure cannot cope with persistence. 6. Uncontrolled desire for “something for nothing”: The gambling instinct drives millions of people to failure. Evidence of this may be found in a study of the Wall Street crash of ‘29, during which millions of people tried to make money by gambling on stock margins. 7. Lack of a well defined power of decision: Men who succeed reach decisions promptly, and change them, if at all, very slowly. Men who fail, reach decisions, if at all, very slowly, and change them frequently, and quickly. Indecision and procrastination are twin brothers. Where one is found, the other may usually be found also. Kill off this pair before they completely “hog-tie” you to the treadmill of failure. See more at: http://www.focalsuccess.com/2014/11/16-ways-people-prepare-for-failure.html You may be interested in: 3 Job Interview Myths - http://www.focalsuccess.com/2014/10/3-job-interview-myths.html |
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