TEN REASONS WHY YOU
MAY NOT BECOME SUCCESSFUL

(The following article explains why many people fail to achieve success...)

Many people, young and old, think success is an unobtainable goal not cut out for the masses and, statistically speaking, it can look that way.

But it really is up to you at the end of the day to make that choice on whether or not you will lead the life of a 9-5 cubicle slave, or make the leap into financial freedom through any of your entrepreneurial endeavors.

This is not just for business people, but for anyone who has ever had a goal and failed to achieve it, whether it was losing weight, earning extra income, or overcoming everyday obstacles in life.

So with that said, instead of writing about how to be successful, or how to make money, or how to increase your chances of success in the next 24 hours, I decided to write about why you may never become successful in this lifetime.

Below is a list of the ten most common realities of why most people won't succeed... UNLESS THEY MAKE A CHANGE TODAY.

(In no particular order):

1. PROCRASTINATION

Procrastination is definitely one of the more common reasons why most people never succeed in fulfilling their chosen field or business.

Instead of taking advantage of every waking moment, they make excuses as to why they can put off doing "challenging" tasks until tomorrow, or put the "grunt" work off until later, etc.,

Many will complain about why they're not successful, but continue to put unimportant events ahead of what really should be a priority. Anyone trying to better their situation or build a successful business has to have a specific written goal, and be totally focused on achieving it, step by step.

The answer of "why am I not successful?" is right in front of them. They're simply not focused enough and not doing enough. The sad thing is that most know the reason why, but fail to do anything about it.

2. "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO..."

Nine times out of ten, if you ask any person or entrepreneur why they have failed in finishing or accomplishing a goal, their sentence will begin with "Because I don't know how to..."

The reality is that most of us lack one thing or another... So what!...

Many of our predecessors have overcome many obstacles and proven time and time again that where you live, your financial status, your race, location, height, and/or belief has no relevance on whether or not you will be successful. It is ultimately up to you.

3. YOUR IDEA ISN'T AS BRILLIANT AND UNIQUE AS YOU THINK

I'm sure you've had the experience where you've started a business or had an idea that you thought was just revolutionary or unique, with no competition, and then... surprise! after a bit of research you see ten other businesses doing the same thing! Your deflated spirit thinks, "What's the point of continuing?"

Remember, a successful business begins with a great execution. Most ideas have been thought of before or tried and tested before, but many fail because of their execution and how it's brought about.

There are many reasons why people doing the same type of business fail while others succeed. Timing has a lot to do with it, capital, the person or entrepreneur, knowledge on the subject and much more. You can't give up just because someone else is doing the same thing.

4. SOME OF YOUR BEST IDEAS WERE NEVER BROUGHT TO LIFE

Many of our best ideas are never brought past the brainstorming process, or seem like unobtainable goals to us.

Most of the time, the brilliant ideas are the hardest to accomplish or will have you facing the most obstacles to see them come to life, so you quit before you even get started.

I read an article about how most everyday people think of at least two different, million dollar ideas on their way to work during a five day work week!

More than 90% of those people never put any of them into action past the thought phase. How sad.

5. LACK OF PATIENCE

Many of us fall into this category and I was once a very impatient person when it came to seeing results with a new venture or goal I wanted to attain. I think the above is why many of us fall victim to all of these get rich schemes we see in our email inbox everyday, or on late night television infomercials.

In reality, there are no quick, legal ways to get rich or become successful. Anything that is worth attaining will take time to acquire.

Many of us abandon a business before we give it time to get over the first year's hump or automatically mark it as a failure before it has time to reach its full potential.

6. THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEBODY WORKING HARDER THAN YOU

This goes back to procrastination and not taking advantage of all waking moments.

For every moment you sleep, or take off for a break, or make time for anything other than the goal you want to accomplish or business you want to be number one in, there is always another team of people or a person working towards the same goal.

Every time you decide to tackle an objective, or start a new business that you want to succeed in, you should definitely keep in mind that there could always be somebody putting in harder and longer hours than you.

Remember the number one spot or your accomplished goals wouldn't feel so good if you were the only one going for it, because it wouldn’t be worth attaining.

7. YOU WAIT ON LUCK OR AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE GIVEN TO YOU

In most instances, opportunity is not given to you. It is created, and you’ll be way ahead of the pack if you are prepared for it.

It is important to always be prepared for the unexpected, because opportunities usually arise when you least expect them. When we’re not prepared, we miss the opportunity, and blame it on "bad luck".

You can’t wait for ANYTHING to come to you or for somebody to hand it to you.

If you want financing for your business, go out and get it. If you want to relocate to another city, move. If you want to be a millionaire before 45, get to work today, not tomorrow.

Anything is attainable with hard work and being very persistent, no matter how small or large the obstacles to success may seem.

8. THE ODDS ARE AGAINST YOU

In most cases, people want to be successful in starting their own business, whether it is an online or an offline business.

Unfortunately, the reality is that over 50% of small businesses fail within the first couple of years, and out of all businesses started, 85% fail within the first five years.

As you can see, it is not in your favor to succeed.

By not doing the things mentioned in this article, you will have a far greater chance of succeeding.

9. LIFE IS TOO SHORT

We don't have forever to think about what we want to do, accomplish and achieve in our life.

We've been given the gift of life for a few short years. Make the best of it!

- Take advantage of every opportunity that is presented to you.

- Make use of every free second you have available.

- Read up on any topic relevant to any goals you want to accomplish.

- Make no excuses for tasks or goals not completed.

- Realize that you have nobody to blame but yourself for any failures that you have or goals that you don’t accomplish within your lifetime.

10. YOU PROBABLY WON'T MAKE A CHANGE TODAY

This article stated in the beginning that “you won't be successful unless you make a change today�. Most of us will read this in its entirety and actually agree with its content.

But...

will still go back to our same habits of procrastinating,blaming our lack of success on "bad luck", putting together half-thought out ideas with poor executions, never bringing our greatest ideas past the brainstorming process, being impatient and not persistent.

We'll let someone else work harder for that number one spot, waiting for our meal ticket, understanding the odds are against us, but not working harder to overcome those odds.

We won't take advantage of all our time on this earth to see our dreams and goals manifest themselves into something greater than we could ever imagine.

IT IS STILL IN YOUR HANDS WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL BECOME SUCCESSFUL AND DEFEAT THESE ODDS.

Please don't become a victim of these common mistakes and excuses for not being successful within your lifetime!

(Excerpts from Fashion06)