9 reasons why you fail and self-sabotage yourself without even realizing it.
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A quote to frame the 9 reasons we will explore:
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it."
― Maya Angelou
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it."
― Maya Angelou
1) Not Trying
You fail not because of lack of knowledge or talent but because you didn't try
Sitting on the sidelines watching is a reason you fail
You may also lack persistence, giving up too quickly, expecting results in days/weeks, not months/years
Never quit until you win
You fail not because of lack of knowledge or talent but because you didn't try
Sitting on the sidelines watching is a reason you fail
You may also lack persistence, giving up too quickly, expecting results in days/weeks, not months/years
Never quit until you win
2) Hedonism
You party
You eat lots of food
You watch lots of TV
You prioritize only fun in your life
And then you wonder why your life is hard
This point can underpin many others in this thread
Because a hazy head will make more excuses than solutions
You party
You eat lots of food
You watch lots of TV
You prioritize only fun in your life
And then you wonder why your life is hard
This point can underpin many others in this thread
Because a hazy head will make more excuses than solutions
3) Repeating Actions
We have all done this, repeating the same actions over and over again
Hoping this time they will work
This does not get you any closer to your goal
You need to look at your previous unsuccessful efforts and decide what to change...
We have all done this, repeating the same actions over and over again
Hoping this time they will work
This does not get you any closer to your goal
You need to look at your previous unsuccessful efforts and decide what to change...
Keep making adjustments using your experience as a guide
Keep Testing - Learning - Adapting
Until you get it right!
Keep Testing - Learning - Adapting
Until you get it right!
4) Rushing
Procrastination has killed more of your dreams than you care to realize
But pushing out substandard work because you created an arbitrary deadline
Or left yourself no time to review/improve, has killed just as many dreams
Give yourself space to do good work.
Procrastination has killed more of your dreams than you care to realize
But pushing out substandard work because you created an arbitrary deadline
Or left yourself no time to review/improve, has killed just as many dreams
Give yourself space to do good work.
5) Not going all in
You lack conviction and take the middle of the road
But in the middle of the road, your dreams get run over
Decide what is important to you
If something is worth doing, it's worth doing right and doing well...
You lack conviction and take the middle of the road
But in the middle of the road, your dreams get run over
Decide what is important to you
If something is worth doing, it's worth doing right and doing well...
Going 100% in on one thing is easier than 80% on three things
Spreading yourself across many ideas usually means you don't get any done
Choose one thing at a time and do it well.
Spreading yourself across many ideas usually means you don't get any done
Choose one thing at a time and do it well.
6) Excuses
Do you have a book full of excuses?
Does this book tell you why you can't succeed?
I bet you do, and it does!
I don't support burning books, but that is one book you need to burn...
Do you have a book full of excuses?
Does this book tell you why you can't succeed?
I bet you do, and it does!
I don't support burning books, but that is one book you need to burn...
Change your perspective; not every attempt is a failure
Few people succeed the first time
All of us attain our goals only through repeated struggle and effort
Ignore your excuses; most of them are only in your head!
Few people succeed the first time
All of us attain our goals only through repeated struggle and effort
Ignore your excuses; most of them are only in your head!
7) Lack of Discipline
Discipline is the reason why anything worth accomplishing gets done
Discipline takes self-control, sacrifice, and avoiding distractions
It means staying focused; having smaller achievable goals
You might have this big vision of what success looks like...
Discipline is the reason why anything worth accomplishing gets done
Discipline takes self-control, sacrifice, and avoiding distractions
It means staying focused; having smaller achievable goals
You might have this big vision of what success looks like...
Although that can be motivational, it might not be realistic for your actions today
If you don't break that big end-goal down into bite-size daily, weekly, and monthly milestones
Your discipline will suffer, leading to failure as you still feel so far away from your dream goal.
If you don't break that big end-goal down into bite-size daily, weekly, and monthly milestones
Your discipline will suffer, leading to failure as you still feel so far away from your dream goal.
8) Poor Self-Esteem
This one is self-explanatory
Poor self-esteem creates a lack of self-respect and self-worth
Continuously questioning yourself and regretting every move,
Labeling yourself a failure (but you're not a failure until you stop trying!)...
This one is self-explanatory
Poor self-esteem creates a lack of self-respect and self-worth
Continuously questioning yourself and regretting every move,
Labeling yourself a failure (but you're not a failure until you stop trying!)...
Always think of yourself as someone striving towards a goal
This will help you maintain your focus and perseverance for the long game
And again, never quit until you win!
This will help you maintain your focus and perseverance for the long game
And again, never quit until you win!
9) The successful are lucky
There are some of you out there that attribute success and failure to luck
If you are one of those people, you are wrong
Why?
Because regardless of your efforts, you resign yourself to your fate that whatever has to happen will happen anyway...
There are some of you out there that attribute success and failure to luck
If you are one of those people, you are wrong
Why?
Because regardless of your efforts, you resign yourself to your fate that whatever has to happen will happen anyway...
Meaning some of you don't even try because of this idea and resign yourself to failure
Don't do that
You might not have control over many parts of your life
But you have more control than you realize
You are responsible for your own happiness, success, and luck!
Don't do that
You might not have control over many parts of your life
But you have more control than you realize
You are responsible for your own happiness, success, and luck!
Your attitude towards these 9 points determines how far you can go in life
I hope you can now avoid these 9 traps!
Key summary:
Don't make excuses
Be more disciplined
Focus on fewer things
And never quit until you win 🙏
I hope you can now avoid these 9 traps!
Key summary:
Don't make excuses
Be more disciplined
Focus on fewer things
And never quit until you win 🙏
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