9 things people who fail do on a regular basis (dont do these)

9 things people who fail do on a regular basis (dont do these)9 things people who fail do on a regular basis (dont do these)Instead of listing the clichs here, I am going to take a slightly different approach.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moraFailure, in general, is a misunderstood concept.If you go out to shoot a video, come back with a bunch of footage, and realize its all wrong, welches that afternoon a failure?If you set aside an hour to work with your team to brainstorm for a project, only to emerge with no idea and more questions, was that meeting a failure?If you write anentire book, only to reach the end and finally realize what it was you were really trying to say, was that first draft a failure?Failure doesnt actually exist. Its not a failure if you learn something valuable from it.By that definition, here are the nine most prominent things people who fail do on a regula r basis (and the things you should do your best to avoid)1. They focus on the negative instead of the positive.How are you supposed to learn if you are too busy beating yourself up?The difference between someone who falls down and learns from it, and someone who falls down and complains about it, is the coinciding mindset. Both people still fell.The difference is how each chose to perceive that moment.2. They set unrealistic expectations.Yes, if you are currently making zero dollars per year with your side hustle and you set a goal to clear seven figures in the next 12 months, you will most likely fail.That is not a realistic expectation.And because its unrealistic, wherever you end up will be seen as a failure.3. They dont ask forhelp.Good luck thinking that you can do it all on your own.People who fail set themselves up for failure long in advance. They know what they need help with, but they refuse to admit it. That does not make you stronger or more ambitious. That makes you uni ntelligent.Ask for help.4. They talk more than they takeaction.Talking about something is not the same as doing it. Just because you have an idea does not mean you will execute it - or execute it well. Failure occurs when people fail to see the flaws in their habits, and a poor habit many wantrapreneurs share is they love to talk about what theyre going to do, but struggle to put their feet to the pavement and make it happen.5. They withhold their ideas infear.Nobody is going to steal your startup idea.Seriously.A mind-shattering idea is so rare - and to think that what you came up with this morning in the shower is worthy of being hidden from the world is more naive than it is respectable. You cant walk around saying, I have this amazing idea - I just cant tell anyone yet.That doesnt actually help you move forward with it.6. They refuse to give upequity.I feel very strongly about equity in projects, because I dont believe the best work can be motivated just through money.Equity is not all about on paper ownership.Its also about being emotionally invested.And when someone on your team is as emotionally invested as you are, they are going to give their best work.People who fail to build successful teams and products oftentimes try to keep too much equity for themselves - and worse, they get frustrated when others do not live and breath the idea just like they do. Would you rather have more equity for yourself, but have the people working with you be partially emotionally invested? Or share some of that equity and have your entire team be 100 percent emotionally invested?The answer is a no-brainer.7. They surround themselves with others with a failure mentality.How on earth are you supposed to prevail if you are constantly surrounded by people who accept failure?You cant. As the adage goes, Misery loves company. Those who maintain a positive mindset surround themselves with people who share a positive mindset.8. They follow whats popular, instead of what the yre goodat.Failure comes in all shapes and sizes, but a common form of it appears in hubris.Just because you can do something doesnt necessarily mean you should.People get cocky, overly confident, and try to follow the trend instead of following their own skill set.9. They think of failure as anvorkaufsrecht.Those who truly succeed and achieve what they want in life are those who do not allow failure to be an option in the first place.Again, it is a concept rooted in mindset. Failure is what you allow it to be. You define it for yourself.And the more you define it, the more power you give it.This article originally appeared on Inc Magazine.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people