Why We Fail
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The document discusses 7 reasons why people fail: 1) lack of persistence, as many quit when faced with challenges rather than persisting, 2) lack of conviction, as those without conviction take the middle road and conform rather than take a stand, 3) rationalizing failures with excuses rather than learning from mistakes, 4) not learning from past mistakes, 5) lack of discipline and focus, 6) having poor self-esteem and making excuses, and 7) having a fatalistic attitude where one believes their future is predetermined rather than taking responsibility. The document is from a presentation on overcoming failures and achieving success.
Why We Fail
- 1. Why We Fail? www.exploreHR.org 1
- 2. You can download this presentation file at: www.exploreHR.org Visit www.exploreHR.org for more presentations on Human Capital Strategy and Personal Development www.exploreHR.org 2
- 3. 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. Persist in what resistance must be done and resist what ought not to be done. www.exploreHR.org 3
- 4. When problems seem insurmountable, quitting seems to be the easiest way out…… www.exploreHR.org 4
- 5. Winners are struck but not destroyed. We all have had setbacks in life. Failing does not mean we are failures. www.exploreHR.org 5
- 6. 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. www.exploreHR.org 6
- 7. People without conviction do not take a stand. They go along stand to get along because they lack confidence and courage. www.exploreHR.org 7
- 8. 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. www.exploreHR.org 8
- 9. 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. www.exploreHR.org 9
- 10. We hear excuses like…… www.exploreHR.org 10
- 11. • 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……. www.exploreHR.org 11
- 12. 4. Not Learning from Past Mistakes www.exploreHR.org 12
- 13. Some people live and learn, and learn some only live. Wise people learn from their mistakes. www.exploreHR.org 13
- 14. 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. www.exploreHR.org 14
- 15. 5. Lack of Discipline Anyone who has accomplished anything worthwhile has never done so without discipline. www.exploreHR.org 15
- 16. 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. www.exploreHR.org 16
- 17. 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 www.exploreHR.org 17
- 18. 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. www.exploreHR.org 18
- 19. 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. www.exploreHR.org 19
- 20. 7. Fatalistic Attitude www.exploreHR.org 20
- 21. 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. www.exploreHR.org 21
- 22. They believe and accept the predestined future written in their horoscope or stars, that regardless of their effort whatever has to happen will happen. www.exploreHR.org 22
- 23. 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. www.exploreHR.org 23
- 24. Source of Reference: Shiv Khera, You Can Win, New Dawn Press. Win www.exploreHR.org 24