This document discusses 7 reasons why people fail: 1) Lack of persistence, as quitting is easier than continuing to try when facing problems. Winners persist and resist quitting. 2) Lack of conviction, as people without strong beliefs conform and lack courage. 3) Rationalizing failures with excuses rather than learning from mistakes. 4) Not learning from past mistakes and failures. Failure provides lessons if one has the right attitude. 5) Lack of discipline, which is needed to stay focused and avoid distractions. 6) Poor self-esteem, as low self-worth leads to lack of effort and making excuses. 7) A fatalistic attitude where people believe their fate is predetermined rather than being in their control

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Why
We
Fail?

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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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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 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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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.

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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. 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.

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We hear
excuses
like……

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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
on…….on…….

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4. Not Learning from4. Not Learning from
Past MistakesPast Mistakes

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Some people live and learnSome 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.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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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.

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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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7. Fatalistic
Attitude

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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.

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Source of Reference:
Shiv Khera, You Can WinYou Can Win, New Dawn Press.