T. Harv Eker says most people fail because they don't know what they actually want, separate from what others expect, and they lack the emotional reason to pursue it. Without that emotional energy, you won't do the work to change.
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Clarity leads to power. And power is the ability to do or act. And the number one, the number one reason most people don't get what they want is because they don't know what they want. So what do you really want? And the first key word here is you. That's right, you. Not necessarily what your parents wanted or what your family or your friends want for you and not necessarily what society or the media tells you you should want. But what do you really want your life to be like in your heart, in your soul? Again, what do you want then? The second reason most people don't get what they want is because they don't know why they want it. Your why is your reason. Your why is your motiv. Your why is the emotion behind your what. Without that emotion, there is no energy to make the changes necessary to achieve what you want. And without the energy, guess what, my friends, it ain't gonna happen.