Today’s Thought: Fear of Success

by, Corey Wells

You may wonder why anyone would be fearful of success. Most people that have this fear have no idea that this is what’s holding them back. If you find yourself not achieving the level of success you deserve you might want to look closely at this fear.

Why would someone be fearful of success? The fear of success could also be called the fear of change. Some people feel that by achieving more it will mean less time for them, and more hours of work. Some people feel really comfortable where they are in life and do not want things to change. Don’t get comfortable. When you feel things are changing get excited! You’re learning and growing and coming one step closer to reaching your goals.

The fear of success may also be because you don’t feel you deserve to be successful. There is no quick fix for this problem. You’ll need to analyze what you want to achieve from life. In some cases therapy can be helpful for breaking through what’s really keeping you back.

Don’t let the fear of success hold you back. Keep moving forward, and you’ll slowly stop preventing yourself from achieving. Build a simple plan and follow it. If you can plan out the steps you need to take to achieve what you want, it’s just a matter of following your plan.

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1. “We only do well the things we like doing.”
   Colette,
2. “Fear paralyzes; curiosity empowers. Be more interested than afraid.”
   -Patricia Alexander,
3. ” We all have to take defeats in life.”
   -Muhammad Ali,
4. ” Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one’s liberty.”
   -Henri Frederic Amiel,
5. ” Life itself is the most wonderful fairytale of all.
   -Hans Christian Andersen
6. ” The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.
   -Maya Angelou,
7. “Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.”
   -Jean Anouilh,
   Beckett
8. ” Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.”
   -Thomas Aquinas,

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