THOUGHTS: The #1 Reason Why People Fail?

14 years ago

the best hitters fail to hit the ball most of the time.. the best authors killed a forrest worth of trees writing the best novel(pre computer) ..and every team but one in a in football .doesn't end up with a super bowl ring this year ..

Everyone fails more than they succeed ..and most people just don't fail enough to ever find success

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travlinguy

14 years ago

Too much focus on why people fail, maybe...

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Marc Rodill 14 years ago

Originally Posted by travlinguy

Too much focus on why people fail, maybe...

Haha. He might be right.
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Ruck

14 years ago

This is simple. It's because they are lazy.

Plain ole, worthless, laziness.

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BrianMcLeod

14 years ago

They misinterpret that a bad result = failure.

It's not... it's data.

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Marc Rodill 14 years ago

Originally Posted by BrianMcLeod

They misinterpret that a bad result = failure.

It's not... it's data.

B

This I agree with. It ties into what I was thinking. Anyway, as Robbins says, even if everything goes totally wrong, what's the worst that can happen? That you learn something.

Originally Posted by Ruck

This is simple. It's because they are lazy.

Plain ole, worthless, laziness.

Nice. I think this is reason number two. Anyone else?
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Odahh

14 years ago

how many times did edison fail at inventing the light bulb ..several thousand or more ..

failur has to be factored in to the process of succedding ..the earth tried life about 5 times before it stuck and flurished ..where would we be if the earth gave up after 3 times and said oh i will just be a lifeless planet ..

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Odahh

14 years ago

honestly the obsession with why people fail ..really does no good knowing that most obese people take in more calories than they burn.. does not help you become healthy or stay thin ..

in the end it wastes time.. i know exactally why i am broke .. why i have no income .. why i am currently 60 lb over weight.. and a few thousand dollars in debt..

i can tell you exactally why and no matter how detailed i get .. it will not get you one step closer to success ..the short answer is i needed to get my head right first .. the other stuff can be easily over come and i am flooded with ideas to change..

but it doesn't do any good for you to know this.. now when i turn it around when i am able to make an income that allows me to travel around ..when i lose the weight and get back in shape.. and when i am dateing models ..

now when i have tips on that.. that might help you in your journey .

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Rucco

14 years ago

If you're not succeeding in any area of your life it can almost always be linked back to your self-image.

Read the book Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz to learn more. Absolutely awesome.

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johnben1444

14 years ago

#1 Reason Why People Fail?

Your question would have been more answerable if it were narrowed to internet marketing or MMO.

As it is now it covers all facet of life such as politics, education, music, movies, IT, Internet marketing, SEO e.t.c.

Well, on a general bases, the number one reason why people fail can be attributed to lack of knowledge/skills.

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Brian Maroevich

14 years ago

People fail for many reasons. Lack of self confidence, poor self image, no role models. If you are asking why people fail at internet marketing, it's usually because they listen the wrong people, and then expect immediate results. There are few real life success stories where someone got online day 1 and started making a fortune a week later. It doesn't work that way. Building a business takes time, effort, passion, and money. An Internet business is no different :-)

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Odahh

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Brian Maroevich

People fail for many reasons. Lack of self confidence, poor self image, no role models. If you are asking why people fail at internet marketing, it's usually because they listen the wrong people, and then expect immediate results. There are few real life success stories where someone got online day 1 and started making a fortune a week later. It doesn't work that way. Building a business takes time, effort, passion, and money. An Internet business is no different :-)

this is sort of why i have kind of shown up on these boards with a pet paeve on the who why people fail subject ..i am pretty sure anyone can sit next to the person asking this question and find multiple places the person is failing ..

It is like how do you prove american are basically stupid .. you stop them on the street and asks the who the leaders of european nation are or south american nations or china.. and don't show the people who have the right answers but show the people who give the wrong answers ..

maybe i have the false belief that success is not really helped by loading your mind with every reason people fail ..

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sabinavarga

14 years ago

Maybe because the comfort zone feels so damn... well, comfortable.

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zannix 14 years ago

procrastination
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olavlind

14 years ago

The #1 reason is fear.

Fear of not being good enough, not doing things right, fear of failure, fear of success, fear of not planning enough, fear of planning too much...

Whatever reason you come up with, it probably boils down to fear.

That's why most highly successful people don't think too much about consequences or failure. They just go ahead and do what they think is right. If it turns out they are wrong, they view it as a learning experience, adjust their plan, and start over.

Most people get discouraged after a few failures, some get discouraged after a few dozen, Edison did not get discouraged even after 10,000.

I have found out that I need to develop that (excuse my french) "I don't give a sh.." attitude in order to get to where I want to go.

~Olav

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Puusaari

14 years ago

Originally Posted by olavlind

The #1 reason is fear.

Fear of not being good enough, not doing things right, fear of failure, fear of success, fear of not planning enough, fear of planning too much...

Whatever reason you come up with, it probably boils down to fear.

That's why most highly successful people don't think too much about consequences or failure. They just go ahead and do what they think is right. If it turns out they are wrong, they view it as a learning experience, adjust their plan, and start over.

Most people get discouraged after a few failures, some get discouraged after a few dozen, Edison did not get discouraged even after 10,000.

I have found out that I need to develop that (excuse my french) "I don't give a sh.." attitude in order to get to where I want to go.

~Olav

Tony agrees with you as well...

Anthony Robbins - "Take Action" -...

The key to remember is that there is no such thing as failure, mistakes are how we education ourselves.

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Odahh

14 years ago

but i have desided .. i will give a out a method called the number one way to fail ...

look at where you are .. do nothing to change it.. then surround yourself with people about where you are ..or if you want to feel better than them.. people not quite where you are .. and do everything to maintain this little safe sheltered existance for as long as possible .. if people around to try to improve their lots in life do everything to discourage or dissuade.. and if they share most of the same group.. try and turn the group against them untill they either leave the group or are put back in their place .

very few people have a network of support around them.. and very few people are willing to step outside of their current group and do what is needed for them to grasp their own success ..

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davidsu

Banned 14 years ago

They give up too soon...

Fail will not exist, if you keep trying.

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smithrichard

14 years ago

i agree with Ruck

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bhola badshah

14 years ago

They research alot and do very little like me LOL!. Look for short cuts and try to escape from hard work and efforts...

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hireava

14 years ago

I think the number one reason why people fail depends on each person and situation. There's no common reason for everyone.

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stopper

14 years ago

I think the top reason is they don't realize how close they are to making it when they call it quits

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Jonathan 2.0

Banned 14 years ago

Because they stop taking action. They choose to give up instead of choosing to succeed.

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Joseph Robinson

Banned 14 years ago

Quite simply, there are people who aren't cut out for this line of work. If everyone could own a successful business, then who would flip our burgers?

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Jonathan 2.0 Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Joe Robinson

If everyone could own a successful business, then who would flip our burgers?

What's wrong with flipping burgers?

Fair enough if you never eat burgers, however, if you do, then they're providing a "valuable" service.
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KevinDahlberg

14 years ago

Lack of action. There are a ton of reasons behind lack of action - procrastination, limiting beliefs, depression, laziness, and many more. Even people who are fed up with failing are choosing not to act. The more acting you do, the more likely it will be to succeed.

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pj413

14 years ago

Self doubt and no follow through, most people fail because they never finish things to the end!

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hacktheworld

14 years ago

Its because people think that they can make money by playing farmville.

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Kylie James

14 years ago

lack of self believe.

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captaincarr

14 years ago

People fail because they dont believe in themselves.

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OmarNegron

14 years ago

Im not sure if there is an actual #1 reason but one big reason could be...

LACK OF PASSION

Simple as that...

-Omar

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MissTerraK 14 years ago

Perhaps because their plan of action is lacking.

Step One: Start Internet Marketing

Step: two: Succeed

Then they get lost in the maze of everything that lies in between, following numerous rabbit trails that get them nowhere, so they just quit completely lost and forlorn.

And since we've mentioned flipping burgers...

Something like this, but on a much larger scale.

Terra
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therenegadeleader

14 years ago

Lack of Knowledge and Courage.

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MikeDilagio

14 years ago

In my experience, the #1 reason people fail is OVERTHINKING. They think, analyze, rationalize, argue, seek feedback, tweak endlessly, become absorbed over little details that don't matter, self-sabotage, and make things too complicated.

The reason WHY they do this is often fear of failure and/or fear of success.

The best way to defeat overthinking is to just take action - hurry up and fail fast so you can become successful.

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prismkuet

14 years ago

People fail because of not being focused for a long time. If one tries hard for his focus point, one day he will be successful for sure.

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Punit12

14 years ago

The No.1 Reason, Why People Fail in Any Endeavor is:

They Loose Belief in their Dreams or Endeavor Midway,
No matter they were just few inches away from Success when they thought not to go Ahead!

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Rampo

14 years ago

Lack of action

Unable to focus on a single thing.

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Jillian W

14 years ago

Not taking actions or even having an idea and not doing anything to follow through with it.

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hbteos234

14 years ago

I heard these words sometime ago and they really changed my perspective on things. A good author said:

"Successful people fail many times. Failures fail once"

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