Getting over your fear of success
“It is not what you are that’s holding you back, its what you think you are not.” Denis Waitley
The first step in becoming successful in any undertaking is getting over your fear of success. Yes, you read that correctly, I said “fear of success”.
Too many people erroneously believe that it is the fear of failure that holds them back. However, this is false. I can almost hear you saying, “but I don’t fear success, success is what I crave!”
You are comfortable in your little rut. You probably come home from work, make dinner, then sit in front of the television for a little rest and relaxation after a hard days work. This is comfortable for you. This is the life that you have come to know, probably for years now.
But what happens if you do start to succeed? Now you are going to have responsibilities, more money than you’ve ever had before, what if you succeed too much and are forced to quit your job? Then you have lost the security of your regular employment.
The problem with this kind of thinking is that you are thinking about things in the wrong order. I will teach you in future posts that you need to consider the bigger picture, and “begin with the end in mind,” as Stephen Covey says.
But if you are one of those people who do fear success, then you need to forget about the end right now and think about what’s next. Maybe you do not see yourself earning $5000 per month right now, but you can see yourself earning $200 extra per month from your online business.
$200 a month is not the definition of success for most people but it will help pay some bills while you strive for the next step
