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Have you had the chance to read the book ‘Think & Grow Rich’?

If you are a regular visitor to Wealthy Gorilla, then you must have already read this book!

Written by Napoleon Hill, Think & Grow Rich is renowned as one of the greatest self-development books of all time.

This book imparts the 13 principles for transforming your desires into wealth and is packed with invaluable insights to help you enhance your life…

The 30 Major Causes of Failure

One of the chapters in Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill delves into the 30 major causes of failure. These are the reasons behind the failure of 99% of individuals.

The objective of featuring and elaborating on these ‘major causes of failure’ in this article is to shed light on why people fail and how you can steer clear of making the same mistakes in your life.

Here are the 30 major causes of failure as outlined by Napoleon Hill:

1. Unfavourable Hereditary Background

The reason this tops the list is because Hill suggests that it is one of the most challenging issues to overcome for individuals.

This essentially implies that someone may not be naturally intelligent and may lack certain cognitive abilities. They can make all the efforts to enhance their knowledge and become more astute, but they still face a disadvantage.

2. Lack of a Well Defined Purpose in Life

If you lack a definitive goal that you are striving to achieve, a purpose that you are working towards, you are unlikely to succeed. Without a target to aim for, you lack direction.

3. Lack of Ambition to Aim Above Mediocrity

There could be various reasons why people lack the ambition to aim beyond mediocrity. Whether it is due to laziness, comfort, entitlement, or a disbelief in “success”.

If you do not have the drive to aim higher, you will never surpass average. This means you will never achieve more than average.