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When you spend decades working with executives and business leaders, you really can\u2019t help but observe what works and\u00a0<\/span>doesn’t\u00a0work over the long haul. One thing that\u2019s been noticed it that it\u2019s not intrinsic\u00a0characteristics or personal habits that determine whether you\u2019re successful or not. It\u2019s your behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n What is meant by \u201cbehavior?\u201d It\u2019s how you react under long-term stress. Whether you meet your commitments or not. How you interact with others. Your attitude toward customers. How hard you\u2019re willing to work to do the job right. Whether you\u2019re focused and disciplined or scattered and distracted. That sort of thing.<\/p>\n Now, there have been some pretty dysfunctional founders and CEOs who did well for themselves for a time. But sooner or later, usually when the pressure is on and things aren’t going so well, they exhibit self-destructive behavior that bites them where it hurts most. Sadly, they often take their businesses down with them.<\/p>\n If you want to make it big over the long-term, you might want to take a good, hard look in the mirror and see if any of these career-limiting behaviors describe you.<\/p>\n Naivety<\/b><\/p>\n Granted, we all start out sort of wide-eyed and gullible, but the sooner you convert that to savvy and skeptical, the better your chances of coming out on top. The reason is simple: suckers and fools don\u2019t win. Learn to question everything you read and hear and always consider the source.<\/p>\n Panic<\/b><\/p>\n High-pressure situations are common in the business world. Things almost never go according to plan and oftentimes they go terribly wrong. It comes with the territory. If you can\u2019t override your adrenaline response and remain calm in a crisis, you\u2019re sort of screwed.<\/p>\n Fanaticism<\/b><\/p>\n Passion is a big success driver, but when you cross that line and become over-the-top fanatical, that works against you. I’ve seen it time and again. It leads to a skewed perception of reality, flawed reasoning, and bad decision-making.<\/p>\n Laziness<\/b><\/p>\n Those who are driven to achieve great things also know one fundamental truth: It takes hard work over the long haul. That\u2019s why they\u2019re always so focused and disciplined. Most people are slackers. That\u2019s why most people don\u2019t achieve great things. Simple as that.<\/p>\n Quick-fix mentality<\/b><\/p>\n Steve Jobs said, \u201cHalf of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance\u201d and if you\u2019re not passionate about what you do, you won\u2019t stick with it. Too many people want instant gratification these days. That\u2019s not going to cut it.<\/p>\n Acting out<\/b><\/p>\n Whatever feelings you have trouble dealing with \u2013 jealousy, shame, inferiority, entitlement \u2013 transferring them to people you work with and acting out in anger won\u2019t just make you and everyone around you miserable, it\u2019ll kill your career, too.<\/p>\n Selfishness<\/b><\/p>\n If you act like the world revolves around you, you\u2019d better have the talent to back it up. Even so, being overly self-centered will diminish your effectiveness. Business isn’t about you; it\u2019s about business. It\u2019s about your customers\u2019 experience with your products. Remember who serves whom in the relationship.<\/p>\n Living in the past or future<\/b><\/p>\n Granted, we can learn from the past, but dwelling on it is self-destructive. Likewise, you can plan for and dream about the future, but if your actions aren’t focused on the present, you\u2019ll never achieve your plans or your dreams.<\/p>\n Lighthearted indifference<\/b><\/p>\n You hear phrases like \u201cwhatever works,\u201d \u201cit\u2019s all good,\u201d and \u201cno worries\u201d a lot lately but you\u2019ll rarely hear them from highly accomplished people. They may be a lot of things but apathetic is not one of them.<\/p>\n Oversensitivity<\/b><\/p>\n If you\u2019re so thin-skinned that any criticism makes you crazy and every little thing offends you, you\u2019re going to have a rough go of it in the real business world. There\u2019s a good reason why business leaders usually have a good sense of humor and humility. It\u2019s sort of a requirement. 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