SIX SOURCES OF THE FEAR OF SUCCESS: PART 3

Here is part 3 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.  

THE SIX SOURCES OF THE FEAR OF SUCCESS

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 or part 2, click on the link and it will send you there.

Fear of criticism from those around us once we have success.  The old adage goes, ‘Misery loves company.’ I believe this to be true in sense!  Everyone has a friend who is the naysayer.  “You don’t want to do that!”  “I can’t believe coach is making you practice on a Saturday!”  “Why don’t you just BS your homework.  The teacher doesn’t even read it..”   

Others will see you doing the simple, but difficult, things and achieving results.  They will give you reasons or even try to tempt you to not do the right thing.  The truth is, however, they are not happy to see you have success in large part because they are not willing to do the little things right, consistently, over a long period of time.  They don’t want you doing the “hard work” because if they aren’t going to work and achieve success, neither should you!  Their own envy and fear of being left behind work hand in hand to justify their destructive behavior.  

Examine your circle of friends and ask yourself if that is who you want to be around you? 

Do you have a group that has the same mindset as you?  

Do they have an encouraging presence or are they looking to bring you down? 

If someone in your group is not helping you reach your goals, get rid of them!  You will be so happy you did!  True friends and supporters will cheer you on, give you advice, and want to learn what you know!  Find those people and stick with them!  They will be a great influence on you as you work toward your goals!

I would love to hear your feedback on Part 3!  I also welcome questions in the comments or you can email me at dandupaix@gmail.com.  Thanks for reading!