How to Be a Loser

Part of a continuing series:

1. Make a habit of blaming others for your misfortunes or your lack of success.
2. Have an inflated view of your abilities.
3. Always take the easy road.
4. Believe that the single greatest characteristic of winners is luck.
5. Put achievement after reward.
6. Expect a level playing field.
7. Focus only on technical performance and neglect your "people skills."
8. Don't keep your promises.
9. Don't hone your skills.
10. Don't delay gratification.
11. Treat people as objects.
12. Hang around with people who encourage your bad habits.
13. Stay in the bleachers.
14. Only strive for "good enough."
15. Have lots of goals and pursue them all.
16. Sleep in.
17. Expect others to read your mind.
18. Have a negative attitude.
19. Win every argument.
20. Mistake talk for action.
21. Scoff at values and standards.