Here is part 2 of my six sources of the fear of success. Credit goes to Jeremy Frandsen and Jason VanOrden, owners of Internet Business Marketing, who came out with a podcast May of 2014 titled “Is the fear of success holding you back (and you don’t even realize it)?” You can find it here.
1. Fear that you will lose it once you have it
2. Fear that you won't know what to do with it once you have it
3. Fear of criticism from those around you once you have success
4. Fear of changing into someone else once you have success
5. Fear that you don't deserve it once you have success
6. Fear that you won't enjoy that level of success (or the end result)
This is addressed to my current team and I hope it helps you out too. Please leave your comments and questions below. If you missed part 1, you can find it here.
Fear that you won’t know what to do with it once you have it. When I discuss and game plan for opponents we face with “Coach” (my father, who is a retired head football coach), he will often say, “Oh, that will be a tough game. They know how to win.” Champions, as well as good programs for that matter, know this and can duplicate it year after year. There is a reason they want to do it again. They want to be the best, to be labeled as champions!
THE SIX SOURCES OF THE FEAR OF SUCCESS
2. Fear that you won't know what to do with it once you have it
3. Fear of criticism from those around you once you have success
4. Fear of changing into someone else once you have success
5. Fear that you don't deserve it once you have success
6. Fear that you won't enjoy that level of success (or the end result)
This is addressed to my current team and I hope it helps you out too. Please leave your comments and questions below. If you missed part 1, you can find it here.
Fear that you won’t know what to do with it once you have it. When I discuss and game plan for opponents we face with “Coach” (my father, who is a retired head football coach), he will often say, “Oh, that will be a tough game. They know how to win.” Champions, as well as good programs for that matter, know this and can duplicate it year after year. There is a reason they want to do it again. They want to be the best, to be labeled as champions!
Its a mentality, but it’s not learned overnight. These teams and coaches go through the grueling challenges and tough battles and find a way to win. It’s all a mystery until you get there- what it will look like, feel like, even smell like! However, once you achieve success, you know what it’s like and how to do it again. You probably do this already and don’t think about it. For example, do you have a younger sibling? Do they ever beat YOU in anything? Probably not. You know how to beat them and you repeat it again and again.
The fear though is that you won’t know what to do with it or maybe that you are worried the next step up is even harder! For football, it could be the fear of what’s next? Can you repeat it? Will people treat you different? Will you allow it to build your ego and go to your head?
For this fear I say from experience: Go earn it and then worry about the next phase, whether it be individual, as a program or in life. Listen to your coaches- they’ve been there before and can show you the way. Follow the plan thoroughly- whether it be game plan, practice plan, or off-season plan. It is time as a program to be the big brother, if you will take it! We will know what to do when we get there and our example will shine on in the teams that follow.
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