The surest way to achieve your dreams and goals is to identify bad habits, then do away with them. Some folks are unaware that they have many bad habits. They alternate between success and failure. Bad behaviors are all about personal characteristics. They're the key reason why, at times, achieving your goals is such a difficult task.

Four Bad Habits

1. Laziness

Laziness spells a loser. Lazy people are not interested in doing away with laziness. Dreams and goals are not going to be achieved without working. Greatest people did not earn their position in life without putting in effort. They work longer hours, go to bed late and get up early.

2. Fear

People have fear. They are afraid of things and events without even trying them. They always say "not today but tomorrow."  Of course, their tomorrow never comes. Some people are subconsciously afraid of being successful. And, they do everything they can to deny themselves how great they can be in life. For some folks, it's a case of not being able to handle the extra responsibilities that comes with success.

3. Selfish

If you are a selfish person, then you need to get rid of this bad habit. Selfish people usually don't accept help from others. Although they prefer to do things alone, there are some things that require help from others. These people rarely achieve their dreams and goals. Shared success brings happiness and celebrations. We can all be better off emotionally and financially if we are prepared to share.

4. Negative Thoughts and Actions

As a rule, losers tend to be pessimistic. They go out of their way to find a reason to fail, even when a perfect opportunity arises. In majority of the cases, fear is the root of pessimism. By visualizing things negatively, bad results usually ensue. If your day starts off in a downbeat way, your dreams and goals disappear out of the window because you focus on things that are negative.

Two Ways of Overcoming Bad Habits

1. Seeking for Help

The first stage of sorting out your bad behaviors in order to achieve your dreams and goals is to step back and take a long look at yourself. Tell yourself you are confident, strong and just as capable as the next person. Behave in a responsible manner. Of course, problems are likely to occur at some point, but if you have convinced yourself that you are capable of becoming successful, then the minor setbacks only spur you on even more.

2. Making Bad Habits to be Good Habits

Make a list of all your bad behaviors and weak points, then alongside each bad habit, write down its opposite. The opposite of bad habits and weak points is what you're heading for. Adopt one new good habit every week and don't stop there, keep going. Soon, you discover that you can be successful simply because of your good habits.