Blaming Others

When failure strikes, there are two way to handle it. The primitive or juvenile way, or the sophisticated, educated, and civilized way. 

The first stumbling block is the aged old art of blaming others. This fastening of responsibility on someone else instead of taking responsibility for one's own doing is the stumbling block that keeps you stuck. 

The juvenile responce of blaming outside forces for your failues robs you of the opportunity to benefit from the lessons that failure teaches.

The intelligent educated approach is to take personal responsibilty for all your failures and successess.

Responsibility looks from within to rectify things from without.

Blaming does just the opposite.  

Privately Blaming Ourselves

I know the first stumbling block was blaming others and this one is blaming yourself. It sounds counter intuitive.

Blaming yourself as an excuse for not taking the time or initive to rectify your failures is the kind of blaming that is detrimental. 

This self depricating admission that you are the failure, you don't know what's wrong with you, and excuses like that do nothing to motivate you to investigate the real cause of the failure.

Self blame closes the door to self development when you neglect to do the self improvement that's necessary to learn and grow.  

Having No Goals

Choosing The Wrong Goals

Nothing is worse than having no goals than choosing the wrong goals.  You can achieve all your goals and come to find out that you are frustrated and not happy. 

The act of achieveing your goals is one thing, but when those goals don't bring the satisfaction they intend, it could be that we've chosen the wrong goals. 

If those goals are not connected with fulfilling our life's purpose, the achievement of our goals will not bring us fulfillment. 

Make sure your goals reflect your true self which allow you to  utilize all your innate skills and abilities that will give you the true feeling of lasting satisfaction.

Taking Short Cuts

Taking the short cut equates to taking the line of least resistance to get to your goal the fastest. The deceptive appeal of this approach signifies that there an easy way to get what you want. 

Falling into this mindset is a sure route to failure, because there is never an easy way out. 

Any worthwhile accomplishment requires hard work. Hard work is not alway pleasurable, but is the only way to get true pleasure from your accomplishments. 

Taking The Long Road

Taking the short cuts can cause you miss the mark, but taking the long route is just as bad. 

For example, a workaholic will spend all this time working to always be busy accomplishing somehthing that can be enjoyed in the future. If his life get cut short, what has he gained? 

Don't let anything prevent you from enjoying the little things in your life along the way.

Playing the long game may put you in a position that causes you to experience the pain of regret.

In the pursuit of achieving your goals, take the time you need to enjoy life's precious moments along the way. 

Neglecting The Little Things

Super Achievers keep their fingers on the pulse of the little things. Handling the little things prevents those little things from becoming big problems. 

We must appreciate the details and take care of them.

Ignoring them is always tempting and sometimes you may be able to get away with it for a while.

However, sooner or later, those details will crop up and thwart your progress. 

Don't neglect the little things. 

Quitting Too Soon

Some say that the reason that men fail is that they give up too soon. 

 One attribute that will serve you when you are working toward your goals is that of persistance. 

Anything you do takes time.  When you are persistent, you will not give up until you reach your goals.  

It can be hard especially when things are not going well. But don't give up too soon. 

Carrying The Burdens Of The Past

It's not easy seperating ourselves from our past especially when it is filled with disappointment and defeat. 

On the other hand, we could have memories of our joys and triumphs that can give us a sense of confidence and pride. 

However, most will find that when striving to reach our highest selves, memories of the past usually are filled with instances that are filled with pain, loss, and previous failures. 

When we feel our memories holding us back from making any forward progress, tap into our natural instinct for growth and advancement. Use our internal drive to keep moving forward. 

Believing The Illusion of Success

Success is like a butterfly landing on your shoulder. It may stay for a while but any sudden move to touch it shows how quickly it can disappear. 

Don't make the mistake of equating success with one event in your life. When you revel in it too long, that shiny object can prevent you from doing anything else of any significance afterward. 

Success is not a permanent landing spot. It must alway be moving to the next destination. 

Someone said, "Success is like a sword, you can do everthing with it except sit on it." 

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