a magician never reveals his secrets
motivelessness
emptyhandedness
ambitionless
unambitious
may as well
asleep at the switch
targetlessness
perfectionism
nondetermination
impostor syndrome
not give much for someone's chances
inefficacious
miss
antimechanist
don't look at me
might-have-been
lightweight
nonfulfilment
impossibly
nonconclusion
strike out
unproof
non-rational
unacknowledging
pointless
no good
simperingly
underachieve
unattainment
pusillanimously
sophomore slump
nonsuccess
wither on the vine
unconquerable
unnerved
uneffective
insuperable
nolleity
nonreason
reasonlessness
loathness
nonvisionary
unvisionary
nonrealization
passive
unfulfilling
micromania
unaccomplished
useless