Comments on: 10 Almost Guaranteed Ways to Fail in Life

By: Setting SMART Achievable Personal Goals

Setting SMART Achievable Personal Goals — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:14:38 +0000

[…] and progresses you towards building interpersonal relationships. There are several reasons people fail and do not set goals that are similar to why people do not learn effective […]

By: albert

albert — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:50:55 +0000

i appriciate the piece alot.it sort of guide ones idea about goals in life and who to mix with,thanks alot

By: srinivasulu

srinivasulu — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:28:49 +0000

Very nice said about “10 Almost Guaranteed Ways to Fail in Life” and it is good informative one to success in life. I expecting more things about the dark side and bright side of a persons life in deep. (example:what to do? and what should not to do?)

By: zipporah

zipporah — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:38:40 +0000

Hi,
I am glad I found this site.

I have groaned and moaned in the power of failure, somehow I haven’t given up trying and just as I was going down I found this article. I am strong and back on my feet so ‘I WANTED EVERYTHING, THOUGHT I AM SMART, DIDN’T REMEMBER MY ROOTS…”
see you on my way up again .
Thanks,
zippy-kenya

By: Tojjolo

Tojjolo — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:58:55 +0000

Hi patrick, God gave the talent of reading what really takes place in society. You have hit the point. Keep it up and God bless you.

By: vincent

vincent — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:27:55 +0000

your article is just one of those that makes my day bright. thanks

By: steven

steven — Tue, 05 May 2009 06:12:13 +0000

Hi Patrick!

Thank you for these are very helpful.

By: Patric Chan

Patric Chan — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:21:26 +0000

In reply to Josphine.

Hi Josphine,

There are many things we try to achieve in life but they actually lead us to only 2 things as mentioned in 10. Joshua has done a great job at explaining it – I’m just riding on what he had shared.

What I can say is this – if you’re pursuing your goal, whatever it is, if it’s going to make you unhappy or take away too much of your time, then it’s not really worth it right?

Now – the ‘unhappiness’ can appear in many forms. Let’s say your goal is to become the VP of your company but you’re going to be apart with your love ones. That’s going to make you unhappy. So you think, ‘Does being a VP makes me happy?’. The instant answer is YES but you’ll need to evaluate deeper on what you really want because by end of the day, you just want to be happy and control of your time. If being a VP will eventually lead you to your real outcome you’re going to achieve, go for it.

I can’t really explain to you in 2 paragraphs because it takes more than just 15 minutes writing to elaborate on this. 🙂 Make sure you go to http://automationcart.com/jvm/s79/24tq/823 at 10 PM EST, 30th April.

Take care,

Patric Chan

By: Joshua Uebergang aka "Tower of Power"

Joshua Uebergang aka "Tower of Power" — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:45:26 +0000

In reply to Josphine. Josphine, read my article Defining What You Truly Want. It perfectly answers your question. We pursue a goal with a tangible aspect in mind, such as to make money or get a date, but there's a deeper reason that explains the goal - often it's emotional. Ask yourself, "Why do I want money?" "Why do I want that hot guy?" Peeling the layers off of each question comes down to controlling time and happiness. A person may say she wants money, but what she really wants is to not slave as a cashier for 60 hours per week. A guy may say he wants that hot women, but what he really wants is validation. A dad may say he wants his children to not fight, but what he wants is for the family to be happy.

By: Josphine

Josphine — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:11:10 +0000

sure way to fail..wanting everything. patric thank you for this informative piece but i wish you expounded more on point 10 because often we are driven to succeed by what we define as important in our lives, i do not know what your explanation to this would be. kindly respond to this.