Why we fail
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The document discusses 7 reasons why people fail: 1) Lack of persistence - quitting too easily instead of persevering through challenges. 2) Lack of conviction - not taking a stand and conforming instead of doing what they believe is right. 3) Rationalizing - making excuses instead of accepting responsibility. 4) Not learning from past mistakes - repeating the same errors. 5) Lack of discipline - not staying focused and in control of oneself. 6) Poor self-esteem - lacking respect and worth which leads to self-abuse and constantly seeking identity. 7) Fatalistic attitude - believing success or failure is predetermined rather than taking responsibility for one's actions.
Why we fail
- 1. Why We Fail?
- 2. 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.
- 3. When problems seem insurmountable, quitting seems to be the easiest way out……
- 4. Winners are struck but not destroyed. We all have had setbacks in life. Failing does not mean we are failures.
- 5. 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.
- 6. People withoutPeople without conviction do not takeconviction do not take a standa stand. They go along to get along because they lack confidence and courage.
- 7. 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.
- 8. 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.
- 10. • 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 andThe list can go on and on…….on…….
- 11. 4. Not Learning from4. Not Learning from Past MistakesPast Mistakes
- 12. Some people live and learnSome people live and learn, and some only live. Wise people learn from their mistakes.
- 13. 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.
- 14. 5. Lack of Discipline5. Lack of Discipline Anyone who has accomplished anything worthwhile has never done so without discipline.
- 15. 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.
- 16. 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.
- 17. People with low self-esteem are constantly looking for identity. They are trying to find themselves. One's self isOne's self is not to be found but to be created.not to be found but to be created.
- 18. 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.
- 20. 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.
- 21. They believe and accept the predestined future written in their horoscope or stars, that regardless of their effort whatever has to happen will happen.
- 22. Hence they never put in any effort and complacency becomes a way of life. They wait for things to happen rather than makerather than make them happen.them happen.
- 23. Source of Reference: Shiv Khera, You Can WinYou Can Win, New Dawn Press.