Are You Afraid Of Being Too Successful?

I know, this question seems strange when you stop to think about it.

Fear of being too successful?

If anything, most online business people are afraid that their advertising wont pull, that their products wont sell, that they wont make a profit, that theyll ultimately end up losing money.

All legitimate fears . . . maybe.

But fear itself and procrastination are two big stoppers. They actually keep us back from accomplishing the goals weve set out to achieve.

Throw the fears out the window and its amazing what can start to happen.

I learned this lesson after obtaining my teaching degree. I went out to substitute teach. Call that a learning experience!

Standing up in front of a group of sometimes unfriendly teenagers - try to get their attention! Then try to get them to do the work you have assigned . . . and you often have your hands full!

When I would go in afraid, I would hold back. I would hesitate. I was not sure of myself. And those feelings strangely enough communicated themselves to my students. And boy, did they sometimes take advantage.

Because there were times when I really didnt know what to do. And I didnt know if the school administration would support me if I picked up the phone to call about a problem. I didnt know if the teacher next door would be of help. I didnt know if I should just try to live through whatever problems came up and just "survive the day" or if I should try to reach out for help.

Ive since discovered that the wise and prudent course to take is to reach out and get some help.

And so it is in business. When you start out you dont have all the answers.

Theres a fear in the pit of your stomach that maybe others will discover that you are a novice and theyll avoid doing business with you from that time forward.

Youre afraid of making mistakes that will cost you money. So you hesitate. You pull back. You wait until you feel more sure of yourself and then you go forward.

But your hesitancy and unwillingness to ask for help are really holding you back and keeping you from the success that you so strongly desire.

Set the fear aside. Dont be afraid to ask for help. Think of the worst that could possibly happen. Could you live with that? Would you be able to pick yourself up from the dust and go on?

When you look at it that way, suddenly you realize that the worst that could possibly happen is not the end of the world and that it probably wont ever happen anyway. Things will never be quite that bad, in all likelihood. But, still, its a major stopper if you let yourself dwell on it.

Instead, loosen up. Lose the fear. Go forward. Take a deep breath . . . relax!

And suddenly (like in teaching) when you lose the fear, good things start to happen.

I actually found out that I could be a pretty good teacher . . . working with obnoxious teenagers!

Sometimes, maybe Im an obnoxious teenager at heart myself!

Am I afraid of failure? Sure, to some extent. But Im more worried that Ill never succeed if my mind is so overcome with fears of not being successful.

At some point Ive come to realize that there are few things in life that you cant do if youll just take a deep breath, relax, and go at it.

And when you do that . . . thats about the time that good things start to happen!

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