Highly ineffective people develop some pretty bad habits. When they engage in these bad habits, it sets their life up for failure.
1. Not Taking Responsibilities Seriously
Ineffective people don’t take life’s responsibilities seriously.They’re likely to show up late for work or not show up at all for a meeting with friends. They may cancel at the last minute or frequently forget about appointments.
2. Overanalyzing Everything
Ineffective people spend too much time thinking and not enough time doing. They think about the same things over and over again. They may re-play past events in their mind or may worry about what others think of them. Instead of taking time to plan, prepare, and set themselves up for success, ineffective people spend time thinking too much.
3. Not Prioritizing What to Do First
Ineffective people don’t properly prioritize their to-do lists. They may focus on things that don’t need to be done for weeks or allow small tasks to take up the majority of their time. As a result, they may not get the important things done on time.
4. Looking for the Bad News
Ineffective people look for the downside in everything. They overlook the positive things that happen and instead, only notice the negative. They dwell on all the things that have gone wrong and often magnify their problems.
5. Refusing to Accept Advice
Ineffective people refuse to accept sound advice from loving and caring friends and family. They also refuse advice from professionals and experts. They often think that what works for others won’t work for them because their situation is so much different.
6. Wasting Time Unknowingly
Ineffective people often have no idea where their time goes. They often waste a lot of time looking for misplaced objects, starting and stopping projects, or engaging in useless activities. Ineffective people are more likely to watch endless hours of TV, sleep longer hours, and get less accomplished.
7. Not Setting Goals
Ineffective people often lack direction in life. They don’t establish goals and often say they aren’t sure what they want. Instead of trying to develop a plan for what they could do next, they often just stop doing anything. As a result, they remain stagnant and don’t achieve success with their relationships, career, or finances.
8. Lacking Basic Organization
Ineffective people often spend a lot of time looking for misplaced objects because they lack basic organizational skills. Their paperwork is often a mess, and they usually suffer consequences, such as late paid bills. They may waste a lot of time hunting for online passwords and may waste money buying things they already own but can’t find.
9. Expecting the Worst
They always expect the worst to happen. They often imagine disastrous results. Often, their pessimistic outlook can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
10. Giving Up When the Going Gets Rough
Ineffective people often give up easily when things get tough. They take the approach of saying, “See, I told you that wouldn’t work,” when something goes wrong. Instead of problem-solving strategies to overcome obstacles, they often view barriers as impossible hurdles to overcome.
11. Expecting Others to Help Them
Ineffective people don’t tend to ask for help appropriately. They do, however, expect that others should just drop everything they’re doing and help them at all costs. They may become angry when a friend refuses to miss work to help them move or may become angry when a sibling won’t loan them money again.
12. Doing Everything at the Last Minute
Ineffective people area always a day late and a dollar short. They’re often scrambling to pay bills at the last and are running out the door at the last second to get somewhere. As a result of their last minute approach, they may become overwhelmed by small every day stressors, such as heavy traffic.
