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MadAbout Money AVOID THESE TRAPS AND YOU CAN DEFEAT FAILURE MORE EASILY Failures do not have faith in themselves – they believe in “failure” Most people lose heart when they fail a couple of times and give up. Treat every failure as a challenge, practice your skills and win the next round. Failures under-promise and over-deliver This is considered to be a fool-proof plan – promise less and keep expectations low, then over deliver and get praised for it. But over time people see through this strategy and you end up with disappointing results, i.e. as a failure. Failures rely on excuses to get out of a tight corner You cannot hide behind your mistakes and expect to be absolved of blame and helped to progress in life. Take responsibility, correct your lapses and work hard to make a mark in whatever you are doing. Failures do not go the extra mile nor do they find a unique way of doing things People fail because they do only just as much as is required, they are not ready to do a bit more which can actually pay them rich dividends. To be better than others you need to do things differently. Failures want to hog the limelight, do not give credit to others To avoid becoming a failure, learn to give credit where it’s due and become a good leader and inspire others with your example.. 27