I stumbled across this amazing motivational website and was reading the post "50 Ways to Be a Loser," and decided to do a little check list to see how much of a loser I really am.
*I don't necessarily believe that everything on this list is accurate but majority of these points are pretty accurate.
1) Wakes up and see how the day goes. Takes things day by day. Doesn’t have goals. Just turns on the computer and decides where to begin. half a point
2) Loves to blame others. Looks outwards for any problems in life. Points fingers. Blames the economy. Blames the weather. Never takes responsibility. half a point
3) Complains a lot. Will talk about their problems with anyone. Never shuts up about them. Does absolutely nothing about changing their situation. Complains about everything. POINT POINT POINT POINT (well just one because I just love complaining sometimes...)
4) Fears change. Change is bad. Change is evil. Would rather stay safe and boring. no point sorta.
5) Lives someone else’s dream. Finds a career just to please others. no point.
6) Believes being busy means working hard. Doing unimportant things all day long. Running around like a chicken with its head cut off. Wonders why they are always so busy, but haven’t made any progress on their goals.point.
7) Close friends all have no motivation in life. All their friends wish for a better life, but never do anything. Lots of time is spent complaining about life. half a point
8 ) Believes life isn’t fair. Nothing goes right. Always feels unlucky. Has never gotten a break. Blames others. half a point
9) Reads only fiction books. Reading is great, but only reads for entertainment. no point
10) News junkie. It’s news in the morning. News all day on the computer. Night time news shows. Local and national news. half a point
11) Multitasks. Has multiple programs open When working online. Chat, email, Twitter, Facebook, you name it. Believes doing more than one thing at a time gets more done. point
12) Has low self esteem. Doubt one’s abilities and talents. Believes they aren’t smart enough. point
13) Expects failure. If they expect failure, when it happens, they won’t be as disappointed. Expectations are set low. Quits early and then the pressure is off. no point
14) Doesn’t say thank you. Takes things in life for granted. Doesn’t focus on the great little things in life. Doesn’t appreciate what others do. Doesn’t understand two words go a long way. no point
15) Believes what they are told. They believe other’s opinions. They care about what they think. Seeks approval for decisions. If someone says it’s a crazy idea, they believe them.no point
16) Makes a plan and sticks with it. Unwilling to waver from plans. Believes plans are set in stone. point
17) Waiting for the right time. Putting off it off till next week, month, or next year. Saying now is not the right time. Waiting for the stars and planet to align perfectly to begin. Doesn’t realize there isn’t a perfect time to begin. point that shit
18) Using hope as a strategy. Hoping one day life will change. Hoping for miracles. Hoping for a better life. All without doing anything else. half a point
19) Doesn’t write down goals. Have a set of goals floating around in their mind, which soon gets forgotten. point
20) Inconsistent. Starts and stops many projects. Kills all momentum. point
21) Watches a lot of TV. Nightly routine after work is to sit in front of television eating dinner until it’s time for bed. Weekends are spent catching up on recorded television shows. Aimlessly channel surfs to kill time. half a point
22) Loves playing the victim. Nothing is ever their fault and they let people know that. They want others to feel sorry for them. They have a friends who they always call and complain how shitty their life is.point
23) Talks more than they listen. Mouth is always moving. Has to dominate the conversation. Wants to be the center of attention.half a point
24) Think they are entitled to a great life. They expect things to come easily and things to be handed to them on a silver platter. Everyone owes them something. POINT *DISAGREE WITH WORDING BUT EXPLANATION GETS POINT
25) They follow the status quo. They live life like others. Afraid to take risks. They do what others are doing. They don’t want to step out of line and attract attention. They blend in so they won’t be noticed. ehhh. quarter point
26) Doesn’t make the tough decisions. When it’s time, lets other decide. Afraid to decide, so makes no decision. Then complains at the result. no point.
27) Rarely finishes a project or goal. Has so much motivation at the beginning, and starts, but soon quits. point point point
28) Thinks success is just about having a ton of money. Money is the only thing in life. Happiness will come when the money comes.no pointttt
29) Lives in the past. Wishing life would go back to how it used to be. Thinking they should have, would have, could have. Keeps talking about past successes, since there is nothing to show in the present. half a point
30) Full of excuses. Anything new and exciting is immediately followed by an excuse why it can’t be done. half a point
31) Every year has the same New Year’s resolutions. Always talks about wanting to finally lose weight, make more money, or doing something that they’ve always wanted to do. Sounds like a broken record. pointt point point point point point point
32) Compare themselves to others. Too worried about what others are doing. half a point
33) Looks down on others. Talks down to others. Treats other like dirt, especially in the service industry. no point
34) Tries to know everything before beginning. Has to know everything in order to not make mistakes. Would rather not learn by doing. half a point
35) Holds onto old grudges. Never forgives. half a point
36) Stops learning. Believes learning ended in school. Has no desire to learn anything new. NO POINT
37) No sense of humor. Takes everything so seriously. Can’t make fun of themselves. Doesn’t look for the funny in certain situations. HALF A POINT
38) Makes small situations into the end of the world. Freaking out about the smallest things. Loves to create conflicts over stupid thing. HALF APOINT
39) Gossips Talking about the lives of others is their favorite pastime. They scrutinize and analyze others’ lives more than they do their own. POINT POINT
40) Looks for the latest quick fix. They’re looking for the latest diet pill to lose weight. They want to learn how to make thousands of dollars a week working just one hour. They want a lot for just a little. EHHH NO POINT?!
41) Doing the same thing and expecting different results. You keep trying with the same strategy. Thinking brute force solves anything. They refuse to learn from their mistakes. HALF A POINT
42) All talk. Talks about doing things, but never takes actions. Always uses the same excuses for not starting.POINT POINT POINT POINT
43) Focus only on their own happiness. Rarely looks to help others. Doesn’t have the time for others. Would rather put down than lift up. HALF A POINT
44) Always think they’re right. Believing they’re always right and will argue until they turn blue. Refuses to say they’re wrong. Their opinion is the only thing that matters. Loves to correct others. POINT THAT.
45) Gives up at the first sign of trouble. Easily gives up. Instead of finding a way around the roadblock, they just turn around and go back from where they came from. HALF A POINT
46) Puts in just half the effort. Too lazy to really give it a full effort. Thinking what they are doing won’t work so they don’t want to really try. NO POINT
47) Tries to be average at many things, instead of great at a few. Juggles many projects at one time. Doesn’t focus on making one great and then moving on. POINT POINT POINTPOINT
48) Chooses the easy way out in life. When faced with two decision, always goes for the safe decision. Doesn’t want to go through the hardship with the huge reward. HALF A POINT
49) Doesn’t smile. They walk around life looking pissed off all the time. They greet anyone for the first time without smiling. NO POINT
50) Procrastinates. Everything that needs to be done can be done later. Puts off important things to do the unimportant. POINT THAT SHIT.
TOTAL: 26.75/50.00= 53.5% LOSER.
okay... i will start making goals for myself.
