In his book 'Think and Grow Rich', Mr.Napolean Hill lists 31 major causes of personal failure. These are:
- Unfavorable hereditary background like physical / mental disabilities
- Lack of a well defined purpose in life. No definite goals
- Lack of ambitions
- Insufficient education
- Lack of self discipline
- Ill health
- Unfavorable influences during childhood
- Procrastination
- Lack of persistence
- Negative personality that repulse people
- Lack of control over sexual urges
- Desire for something for nothing. Interest in gambling
- Inability to reach quick decisions
- One or more of 6 basic fears: These are fear of poverty, fear of criticism, fear of ill health, fear of loss of love, fear of old age and fear of death.
- Wrong selection of mate in marriage
- Over-caution. not risk taking . Risk averse
- Wrong selection of business partners
- Superstition and prejudice
- Wrong selection of Vocation
- Lack of concentration of effort
- Indiscriminate spending: No savings
- Lack of enthusiasm
- Intolerance.especially connected with racial, religious and political differences of opinion
- Intemperance
- Inability to co-operate with others
- Possession of power that was not acquired through self-effort
- Intentional dishonesty
- Egotism an vanity
- Guessing instead of thinking
- Lack of capital
- Others.
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