20 Causes for Personal Failure by Napoleon Hill21 things on TwosDrifting through life without a definite goalOverly curious about other people's affairsInadequate education or inadequate information on your subjectLack of self-disciplineLack of ambition to aim highLack of persistence in carrying through that which you have begunA negative mental attitude in generalLack of emotional controlThe desire to get something for nothingFailure to reach a decision promptly and definitely when all of the facts necessary for a decision are at handFear of failureIndiscriminate spending of time and/or moneyLack of control over the tongueHaving a closed mind; that is, unwilling to take advice from othersLack of loyalty where loyalty is dueLack of vision and imaginationEgotism and vanity without controlHaving wrong motivesA desire for revenge for real or imaginary grievancesUnwilling to go the "extra mile""The person who succeeds is the one who does more than enough and keeps on doing it."