We often wonder why success eludes some people while it crowns others. What is it that makes some people successful? We need to understand that success and failures are two sides of the same coin. It is based on cause-and-effect theory. If we study the traits of people that are not successful in life, we may find that they are victims of their own negative approach to life.
First things first, they tend to believe that the whole universe is made for them and that they are entitled to use everyone and everything to further their own goals in life. They are on an eternal search for reasons to pick holes in everyone and everything. You will find them spending a lot of their time on gossip. Grudge and criticism form part of their product range. Instead of finding solutions to problems, they have knack of finding problems in every solution.
They not only apportion credit for what they do but also appropriate credit for the efforts of others. They are masters of the blame game. Blaming others for their failures comes naturally to them. Instead of spending their time on productive purposes, they waste a good part of their time glued to the television set. Unlike successful people, they do not maintain a journal and go about doing things in life in an unplanned manner.
They are scared of change because more than what a change could bring, they are afraid of what they may lose in the bargain. They think of themselves as the ultimate encyclopedia for everything and they do not yield to others’ contentions even when they are wrong. They adopt a negative attitude towards everything and operate from a transactional perspective.
Instead of discussing new ideas, they are busy talking about people and places. They are so secretive that they are reluctant to share information that are meant to be shared with others. They are confused about what they really want in life but they draw sadistic pleasure from failures of others.
They are quick to anger and blow their top every now and then. They never set goals. They journey through life listlessly because they are too lazy to invest their time in planning out their activities. It is their negative approach to everything that is responsible for their failures.
In a nutshell, these are the traits one must avoid and focus on developing the traits of successful people.
