Is the Fear of Success real? Might you be experiencing this fear?



Ask yourself, is there always something that gets in your way? Do

you find it difficult to stay focused? Does your motivation wane

easily? How confident are you that you can succeed?

If you are nodding assent to most of those questions, you may

very well be experiencing the Fear of Success. This fear is the

barrier to your prosperity. It is this fear you will need to

confront in order to accomplish your goals.

There are several factors that give rise to the Fear of Success:

* Any alteration from our normal routine can be scary. Although

there is a certain amount of excitement associated with new

ventures, the unknown can produce a degree of panic. You may

subconsciously be resisting the change and opting to settle for

the familiar.

* You may be wondering if you can live up to the demands of

success. There may be expectations from family and business

partners that could produce undue stress. Success is hard enough

to attain. Maintaining the prosperity may be a great deal harder.

You may have to expend more time and energy. Staying balanced

will be difficult.

* If you are a quiet person, you may not relish the attention

your success may bring. People will seek you out for advice or

set you up as a role model. You may feel pressured to keep up a

certain image. There is the fear of losing touch with your inner

self. You may resist the intrusion into your private life.

* You may hold to the belief that success is an end in itself

and once you accomplish all that you set out to do you may not

experience the jubilance expected. The dread is that you will

inherit an existence of unhappiness and discontent.

* You may hold to the belief that you do not deserve to be

financially successful. Perhaps you think it is selfish to

achieve wealth. You may feel unworthy. Or you might even think

it is sinful to desire monetary achievement.

Fear of Success can result in self-destructive behavior. You may

find yourself sabotaging your efforts to achieve and sustain

success. This might be manifest in work, in your relationships

and even in your personal growth. A lack of effort towards your

goals will be demonstrated. This behavior could result in chronic

underachievement. Your motivation will wane, leaving you with

little ambition to move forward.

When one has a Fear of Success decision-making becomes a task.

You procrastinate and continually make excuses. This can cause

feelings of shame and guilt. Instead of doing the things you

need to do to move forward, you do the very things that will

prevent your successes.

Your thinking is governed by chronic negativity, and a

pessimistic attitude. You find it impossible to visualize

yourself as successful and happy. You may be thriving on the

sympathy of others and are fearful that if you achieved

success you would lose that needed nurturance.

When it comes to your achievements, Fear of Success can be

just as hindering as Fear of Failure, if not more so. You will

need to identify the negative notions you have about yourself

and replace them with positive, self-affirming beliefs. A

seminar on self-esteem, or a self-help book dealing with

replacing negative emotions can help.

Visit my personal-success web site mentioned below. Here you

will find growth strategies that will aid you in all phases

of development. There are also links to some other excellent

motivational sites that give insight into overcoming illogical

reasonings.

If you can honestly identity that you have a Fear of Success,

then take the steps that can produce a more positive outlook.

Your future can be bright. We all have choices to make. Life

can be beneficial and beautiful. Make the choice to believe

in yourself. Choose to be happy and successful. With a little

effort you can do it. And yes, you do deserve it.