What Keeps You Away From Succeeding in Life

This is the concluding part of the article on Why People Fail.

The next personality is The Envious

This person is awestruck-jealous by the success of others. What their pattern? They count the other’s money before their own, in a deal.

They can’t focus on what they should be doing.... ... because they are in too much of a fog to build their own success. They are focused on what others seem to be doing.

Quote? What goes on in their heart is “why not me? Anyway... ... I’ll bet he’s not as happy as he looks. Or he had to cheat someone to get there.”

What is his motto? Sooner or later, that winner will fail... I hope.

What is the bottom line?

Envy is a wasted emotion that requires you to bring others down in order to raise your ego to an acceptable level. Acknowledge it, compartmentalize it and tuck it away. And.... get to work building your own success. Let the success of others inspire you that it is indeed possible.

The IQ-Challenged

These people simply don’t have the raw intelligence to succeed online. In their mind discussion, they will always say “Intelligence is not the most important predictor of success.” Consider these virtues - determination, perseverance, common sense, attention to quality and customer. Give me someone with those qualities, any day.

And by “IQ-challenged,” we are not talking about people who lack certain skills, such as computer skills. If you lack the skills required to get a certain venture off the ground, you simply learn those skills.

There are not many people who are simply not smart enough to succeed online. But it is important to identify. Some folks really are best qualified to be doing an offline manual trade. And there is nothing wrong with that.

Raw intelligence is grossly over-rated. ... And there can be a lot more money in certain trades than chasing internet wealth. It is only sad if you refuse to face reality -- not everyone was cut out to work on the Net.

It is so easy to fall for the siren call of the quick online buck. What is my suggestion? You have to realistically, asses your abilities. Is the internet business right for me? One thing for sure... there’s no need to be a brain-iac. But... you do need to at least possess average intelligence. Be realistic.

The Liar and Cheater

For this person, it’s easier to lie and cheat than make it honestly online. What is his pattern? A long trail of bodies with knives in the back. These are the folks who sell the Get Rich Quick schemes.

Quote? “It’s legal.. sort of.” And....“There’s a sucker born every minute.”

What is his motto? It’s a dog-eat-dog world. Let the big dog eat. What is the bottom line? I have no advice for these thieves. We don’t do business with them. But learn to recognize them.....

Remember that looks can be deceiving. There is only one good solution for these low-lifes... 5-10 years of imprisonment with hard labour. There are way too many of these people online, selling dreams. Don’t fall for them.

The Nasty Boy -- Black Clouds

This person simply makes everyone miserable. He blows up at anything. He criticizes everyone, except himself. What approach does he take? People run from him. Before he phones people, he turns off his caller ID --otherwise, no one ever seems to answer! He is always angry. Short fuse...

He is constantly in fights, spends a lot of time flaming in forums, and fighting with support staffs around the world. He wonders why so many people make his life so difficult. Quote? “I am firm but fair.

The world’s a vicious place, everyone’s out to screw me. Show some kindness and people will take advantage. I even see it in my so-called friends (wonder why).”

What is his Motto? I keep that chip firmly glued to my shoulder... ... Black clouds constantly hovering over my head.

Bottom line? This is a tough one to help. “I don’t need help, you idiot!” See what I mean? His only hope is that he recognizes himself in the above overview. Life is so much more pleasant when you make others happy. It comes back to you...one-hundred fold.... People just want to be around you. And that, dear reader, is a good thing. ... Be happy. It is contagious.

The Nitpicker

This person is “the perfectionist.” She can miss the forest of success by spending too much time on the details of the trees. What is her approach to issues? Appreciated as a great worker. But... it takes a toll. It takes huge hours to “be perfect.”

Her Quote? “Almost there. Just this one last revision.” Motto? I’ll prune each and every tree to perfection... to within an inch of its life.

Bottom line? This person deserves to succeed, and often does. If she has her own business and bills well enough for the quality, she can do well. If she is well-managed within a company, she is invaluable. But, if taken too far, you end up exhausted.

Focusing on the wrong things limits your success. You deserve far better. If you see yourself here, take a step back. Look at the big picture. Accept that not everything is perfect. Now... where would today’s efforts bring you the most results? And...Quit neatening up your desktop incessantly!

The Quitter

This person gives up at the first or second obstacle. His Pattern? Ultimately, every project seems to have something wrong with it. And there just doesn’t seem to be a solution. Or the work is just “not worth it.” Quote? “I quit every one I’ve ever tried... and I’ve tried a lot.” Motto? Succumb. Don’t overcome. ... Cry, don’t try. Or... If at first I don’t succeed... well, I didn’t succeed. Sooner or later, though... ... I’ll find a project that has no obstacles. ... Probably later. Much later. Bottom line? Every project has problems-people blocking you, technical issues, unexpected events. Dumb things happen. Hard problems arise. Expect the unexpected. Then overcome it.

The RTFMer

This person is the scourge of every support staff at every company in the world. If you don’t know what RTFM means, then this likely is not you! What is his pattern? The product never seems to work the way they thought it would.

This can range from the trivial “I have never set the VCR clock” (I haven’t, that’s for sure) to mission-critical issues that put an entire venture at risk. Quote? “Me? Read the Manual. Why, of course, I did.

All the way to page 2. I kind of skimmed the rest. By the way, when you answer my support questions, what does “RTFM” stand for? And do my questions... ... drive you nuts? Sometimes, I swear I can almost see tear spots on your e-mails.”

Motto? Why read the manual when others can do that for me?

Bottom line? There’s a little bit of this in all of us, of course. Hey, we all learn to use Word without the manual. But this section is about folks who go way past the ordinary urge to “get to it”... These folks amaze me.

They seem smart enough. Some are so bad that if you send them a simple e-mail asking them what the error message says, their reply tells you what time it happened. There is only one cure. Read. Carefully. Absorb. Digest. And then, and only then, act. When it is mission-critical, do that 100 times more seriously.

The Smarter-than-Thou

This person usually is pretty smart, actually. And he takes every opportunity possible to let everyone know not only that he is smart, but that he is smarter than everyone else. What is his pattern of life and characteristics? He is an incessant poster to forums. He is an endless debater who can turn into Nasty Boy. ... Read between the lines and it is clear “I’m so much smarter than you and everyone else here.”

You’ll see them commenting on mailing lists how they’d run Microsoft. Heck, you’ll even read these folks pontificating about SiteSell, as if they actually had the slightest clue about what goes on here. Some are so good at it, that some others even fall for their spiel. Or they’re intimidated by them.

What they fail to see... Smarter-Than-Thou’s typing their sweeping grandeur in the evenings after their low-level job and unsuccessful Web site has failed to advance them any further in their real lives. And somehow, they really believe that all their “sharing” is being helpful.

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