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Why
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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 must be done and resist what ought
not to be done.
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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 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

take 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. 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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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
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4. Not Learning from

Past Mistakes

Some 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.
It is a delay, not a defeat. Experience is

the name we give to our mistakes.

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5. 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-Esteem

Poor self-esteem is a lack of selfrespect 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
not to be found but to be created.
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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.
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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.
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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
them happen.
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