Top 25 Causes of Personal Failure

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Top 25 Causes of Personal Failure

"Failure refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success". (Wikipedia)

There is an interesting philosophy in the business world that says "business is just business and there is nothing personal about it". In reality, business is personal. Business is an interaction between two or more people. And, the success or failure of business is the direct result of a personal success or failure. The personal failure can have one or more of the causes listed below. The key to success is being aware of these causes and keeping them in check.

The habit of drifting through life without a definite major purpose

Meddlesome curiosity about other people’s affairs

Inadequate education

Lack of self-discipline, manifested as both uncontrolled appetites and indifference to opportunity

Lack of ambition

Ill health that results from negative thinking and poor diet

Unfavorable childhood influences

Lack of persistence and follow-through

Negative mental attitude

Lack of emotional control

The desire to get something for nothing

Failure to reach decisions promptly and firmly when all the facts needed for the decision are available

One or more of the seven basic fears: poverty, criticism, ill health, loss of love, old age, loss of liberty, death

Poor selection of a spouse

Overcaution or lack of caution

Poor choice of a vocation or occupation

Indiscriminate spending of time and money

Lack of control over the tongue

Intolerance

Failure to cooperate with others in a spirit of harmony

Disloyalty

Lack of vision and imagination

Egotism and vanity

Desire for revenge

Unwillingness to go the extra mile

(The list is from Napoleon Hill's Key to Success - 17 Principles of Personal Achievement).

Posted by Terra3.0 at 6/3/2011 8:39 AM

Categories: Professional Development, personal development, Positive Thinking, Entrepreneurship
Tags: selfimprovement Success

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Daniela Axinte spent the last 20 years helping businesses around the world expand and build strong brands by using non-traditional marketing techniques. Daniela is a life-long student of human behavior in the context of global village. Her research focuses on how we build relationships and businesses in the context of global village and how the use of technology and social media changes the dynamics of our professional and personal lives. Daniela is the founder of and CEO of Terra3.0, a global sales, marketing, and business development group. She is a part-time lecturer at the University of Washington | Bothell in the Business Program and a certified Kauffman FastTrac® facilitator. To engage Terra3.0 or Daniela in a consulting or coaching assignment, take her seminars and workshops, or to have her speak to your organization, please send an email to SuccessatTerra30dotcom.

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