No one was born to fail. From the previous article on facts about success, we noted that all of us have the potential to succeed. This is why these reasons for failure are all within our reach; they are things we can control and avoid.

According to statistics, 98% of people do not reach their dreams in life. Over 90% of people do not achieve their short term goals. This shows that the rate of failure is way much higher than that of success.

This article aims to help us avoid being among the 98% of people that never get success. The fact that only 2% achieve their dreams does not mean that you have a 2% chance of success. It just means that you cannot do what the 98% do.

It is a guarantee that if you avoid these 7 reasons for failure and embrace the principles of success, you will always be at the top. I can guarantee this with everything I have.

7 reasons for failure

These 7 reasons will tell you why you are probably not making as much progress as you would like to.

1.   The fear of losing is stronger than the love for success

This is the most common among all reasons for failure. Many people fear failure more than they love success.

This explains why many people would rather play it safe. They love the mediocre familiar and safe zone more than the unfamiliar zone of all possibilities.

Successful people love success more than they fear failure. They can take chances when it comes to success. Understanding that success and failure are all part of progress, they make daring moves.

It is these initiatives that bring massive success to them. They may have a massive failure at the beginning but success to them is guaranteed if they do not give up.

2.   Focusing on short term needs rather than long term vision

Many people are caught up in the cycle of paying bills that they have no time to chase the big ideas of their lives. This is why many people rarely make any tangible progress.

Many people only think about the next meal, the next month’s rent payments, the next family holiday and so on. This robs them of the time and energy they should spend focusing on their overall long-term success.

Successful people only focus on their vision. They choose to overlook every short term comfort for the sake of a better tomorrow.

A person who values success would rather default on rent payment and not default on investing in their dreams. This might sound unrealistic to many but it is the truth.

If you want to succeed, stop focusing on short term fixes. You would rather delay gratification and pursue something much bigger.

Instead of buying that cheap car, invest that money so that you will afford a Ferrari in the future. Instead of taking a mortgage, take a loan, and grow your business so that you will afford to live in a mansion after several years. This is what delayed gratification is all about.

3.   Overthinking but not taking any action

Many people fail to succeed because they are physically lazy though mentally active. They just love thinking about the good life but they never take any action towards it.

In life, we do not get what we want but what we deserve. What we deserve is what we have worked for.

Thinking about something without working towards it cannot bring success. Success is a product of action. It is not the greatest thinkers that succeed but those that take necessary actions towards success.

Successful people understand this. They focus on starting. Instead of overthinking before you start, overthink after starting. In all you do, focus on actions and not mere thoughts and desires.

4.   Not thinking beyond what is taught in school

Schools were not established to make people successful but to make people better slaves. They were established to produce better employees who will continually enrich the capitalists.

Many people hold school as a supreme factor of success and this is why they fail.

I am not saying that going to school is not important, no! I am just saying that going to school is not enough for success.

After going to school, you have to have an encounter that takes away the mentality of slavery from you and imparts the mindset of success. All successful people have had this encounter.

You have to focus on studying what is not taught in school. The skills that are not taught in school end up being the most important.

Stop focusing on your degree, focus on self-education. It is after school that learning begins.

5.   Giving excuses rather than taking responsibility

This is also one of the greatest reasons for failure. People love giving excuses and passing the blame to someone else.

We human beings love to take credit for success but not accountability for failure. When things do not go our way, we look for scapegoats.

Many people think that they do not succeed because of the government, poor background, unsupportive family members, etc. They blame everyone else apart from themselves.

As we have always said, excuses and progress cannot dwell in the same block. You have to avoid one to get the other.

For you to get success, you have to take responsibility for your life. Even if you never caused the mess, let it be your responsibility to fix it.

Avoid blaming others or giving excuses at all costs. Even though most excuses are valid, they do not lead to progress. They only bring complacency.

6.   Believing in failure more than success

Many people have self-destructive beliefs. This is how they sabotage their success.

No one can succeed beyond the level of their beliefs. If you believe that you are not destined for success, you will never have it.

Successful people first believed in success before they got it. They believed that no matter their circumstances, there was potential in them to succeed.

Wanting success without believing in it is an excise in futility. It causes people to press the accelerator as they press the brakes too. They work too hard but get very little results.

If you will succeed, you have to eliminate all self-limiting beliefs. Believe that what is possible for others is also possible for you.

7.   Lack of relevant skills for success

Many people want to succeed but they do not have the skills required for success. Some are so ignorant that they do not know that they do not have them.

There are several basic skills that you need to succeed. Read our article on skills you need to succeed to get more.

Conclusion

Success is easy to get but many people never get it. This is because of these 7 major reasons for failure in most of us.

If you can avoid these 7 reasons for failure, you will be ready for massive success. Always remember that what is possible for others is also possible for you.