The 10 Biggest Mistakes of Unsuccessful People

The 10 Biggest Mistakes of Unsuccessful PeopleSometimes being successful is a simple matter of elend being unsuccessfulelend making the kind of blunders and mistakes that unsuccessful people make. If its too daunting to try and mimic someone elses success, try simply avoiding other peoples failures. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) Here are 10 traits that describe people who rarely, if ever, get ahead. If one or two of these sound like you, see if you can tweak your habits. If youre guilty of more than half, youve got problems, but at least youll know what needs to change1. Theyreprone to distractionIf you cant focus on the task, problem, situation, or conversation at hand, youre going to fail at something, sooner or later. Dont pick up your phone in the middle of a meeting. Dont departure checking Facebook when you should be finishing that report. Single-task until you get a single thing done. Then do the next thing.2. Theyreall talkSure youve got great potential, lofty goals. Do yourself a favor and dont broadcast them. Try keeping your cards closer to your chest. What you can broadcast is meeting those goals or achieving that success. Share when youve done something, not just when youve decided to think about doing something.3. Theyre bad companyIf you want to be successful, hang out with successful people. If you want to get in shape, hang out with people who value fitness. Sometimes it really does matter who your friends are.4.Theyre always negativeDont be a hater. And dont let small day-to-day annoyances get you so down that you become that person thats always complaining. Try to accentuate the positive, even in sucky situations.5. They procrastinateDont delay doing anything unless youre certain you could do it better if you did it later. Otherwise, youre just stalling. Get it done.6. They dont listenYoure not the only one in the world. And your success is not the only important thing in the world. Listen to t he people you love, and they will love you back. Spread the love around.7. Theyre lazyTheres a difference between being tired and being a blob. Try to make sure youre not constantly talking yourself out of doing things (work, going to the movies, exercise, helping a friend) because you just dont feel like it, rather than a legitimate excuse. Try to always be doing something better with your free time.8.They dont want to learnThe day you stop learning is the day you fail forever. Keep an open mind about the things you dont know, and keep pushing yourself. Be humble in the face of a world full of new informationand let some of it inspire you to greatness. Hard work is good for you.9. Theyre justmeanPlenty of not nice people make it to the top. That doesnt mean you will. Not being nice means you will acquire enemies, rather than allies. Be kind. Make friends.10. Theyre quittersIf you give up, then, well, you dont deserve success. Next time you hit a roadblock, try running through this list and see if theres anything more constructive you could be doinglearning something new, making an ally, thinking positively, then find your way around the roadblock and keep going forward.