Really want to know how to fail? Consistently? Massively? Irrevocably?   Steve McDermott’s spent years studying the world’s greatest failures: those extraordinary individuals who’ve spectacularly underachieved in every walk of life. They all use the exact same skills and strategies--and you can learn them, too. (Maybe you know some already!) In this quick, incredibly practical guide to failure, McDermott brings together dozens of state-of-the-art techniques guaranteed to help you crash, burn, and disappoint everyone in your life. In just minutes, discover how to fail at...   • Leadership                 • Relationships              • Personal growth          • Achieving happiness   • Teamwork                  • Planning                     • Goal-setting                • Careers   • Financial security        • First impressions        • And so much more!   DANGER: Do NOT attempt to reverse these techniques. If performed in the opposite fashion, they may cause spectacular success. The publisher and author will not be held responsible for wealth, happiness, or career achievements resulting from the use of these skills and strategies in reverse.  

Table of Contents:
Preface How to get the most from this guide Introduction Step One          Don’t decide what you want. If you do decide what you want, don’t think about why you want it.             And if you do decide why you want it, commit to believing you can’t have it. Step Two                 Don’t do things on purpose Step Three              Don’t stop working for a living Step Four                Don’t know what you value in life (and if you do, lose sight of it) Step Five                 Don’t spend any of your time in the future Step Six                  Don’t have any goals Step Seven              If you do have goals, don’t put them in writing, and if you do, don’t think too big Step Eight               Don’t plan your priorities Step Nine                Don’t involve other people Step Ten                 Don’t have a mentor or be a mentor Step Eleven             Don’t get advice from people you’ve never met or who are dead Step Twelve             Don’t take action right now Step Thirteen           Don’t get feedback on your actions Step Fourteen          Don’t adjust Step Fifteen             Don’t get even more feedback, don’t be flexible…(you get the idea) Step Sixteen           Don’t practice continuous improvement Step Seventeen       Don’t wear a parachute Step Eighteen          Don’t change your beliefs Step Nineteen          Don’t stop having a deep fear of failure and of making a fool of yourself Step Twenty            Don’t take personal responsibility for your life and results Step Twenty-one      Don’t stop believing in luck Step Twenty-two      Don’t expand your comfort zone Step Twenty-three    Don’t use inside-out thinking Step Twenty-four      Don’t put things in before you try to take things out Step Twenty-five       Don’t control your moods Step Twenty-six       Don’t transform your language Step Twenty-seven   Don’t think about the first four minutes Step Twenty-eight    Don’t talk and think about what you want Step Twenty-nine     Don’t go to the movies Step Thirty              Don’t stop being an unthinking dog Step Thirty-one        Don’t ask `How do you do that?’ Don’t act `as if’. And don’t be naïve. Step Thirty-two        Don’t change the meaning of things Step Thirty-three      Don’t stop thinking only about money, money, money Step Thirty-four        Don’t have a good laugh Step Thirty-five         Don’t be creative or innovative Step Thirty-six         Don’t think of your own idea to go here Step Thirty-seven     Don’t stop always taking `no’ for an answer Step Thirty-eight      Don’t be grateful Step Thirty-nine       Don’t commit to lifelong learning Step Forty               Don’t be a leader Step Forty-one         Don’t learn to communicate Step Forty-two         Don’t understand the secrets of great teams and great customer service Step Forty-three       Don’t develop winners and winning relationships Step Forty-four         Don’t step up. Don’t do extraordinary things Step Forty-four-and-a-half            Don’t stop doing everything by halves, that’s if you do anything at all.