• A pessimistic attitude-Looking for the pitfalls rather than the possibilities.
• Fear of failure-thinking. “What if I don’t make it?”
• People feel subconsciously that if they don’t set goals they can’t fail. But they are failures nevertheless for having no goals is the sign of a failure.
• Fear of success-low self-image or fear of having to live up to their success causes some people to fear success.
• A lack of ambition-a result of our value system and lack of desire to live a fulfilled life. Our limited thinking prevents us from progress. There was a fisherman who, every time he caught a big fish,
• would throw it back into the river, keeping only the smaller ones. A man watching this unusual behavior asked the fisherman why he was doing this. The fisherman replied, “Because I have a small frying pan.” Most people never make it in life because they are carrying a small frying pan. That is limited thinking.
• A fear of rejection-worrying that, “If I don’t make it, what will other people say?”
• Procrastination-thinking “someday, I will set my goals.” This ties in with a lack of ambition.
• Low self-esteem-because a person is not internally driven and has no inspiration.
• Ignorance of the importance of goals-nobody taught them and they never learned the importance of goal setting.
• A lack of knowledge about goal-setting-people doesn’t know the mechanics of setting goals. They need a step-by-step guide so that they can follow a system.

The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. – Lloyd Jones