The Thirty Major Causes of Failure

1. Unfavorable Hereditary Background
2. Lack of A Well-Defined Purpose in Life
3. Lack of Ambition to Aim Above Mediocrity
   
4. Insufficient Education
5. Lack of Self-Discipline
   
6. Ill Health
7. Unfavorable Environmental Influences During Childhood
8. Procrastination
   
9. Lack of Persistence
   
10. Negative Personality
    
11. Lack of Controlled Sexual Urge
12. Uncontrolled Desire for "Something for Nothing"
13. Lack of A Well Defined Power of Decision
14. One or More of the Six Basic Fears
15. Wrong Selection of A Mate in Marriage
16. Over-Caution
17. Wrong Selection of Business Associates
18. Superstition or Prejudice
19. Wrong Selection of a Vocation
20. Lack of Concentration of Effort
21. The Habit of Indiscriminate Spending
    
22. Lack of Enthusiasm
    
23. Intolerance
    
24. Intemperance (Avoid overindulgence)
    
25. Inability to Cooperate with Others
26. Possession of Power that was not Acquired Through Self Effort
27. Intentional Dishonesty
28. Egotism and Vanity
29. Guessing Instead of Thinking
30. Lack of Capital (must have a sufficient amount of capital to absorb mistakes)