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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.
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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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⢠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
onâŚâŚ.onâŚâŚ.
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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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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.
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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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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 makerather than make
them happen.them happen.
