Explore Your Enthusiasm

Fear of Success

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Last week a Captain asked me about how to deal with Fear of Success. First: What is it? Once you've identified what you're really afraid of (hint: it's probably not "success"), how do you overcome it? That's what we'll cover today.

In my experience working with creatives, what looks like "fear of success" is usually a fear of something else:
  • Fear that you need to have the kind of "success" other people want ... which doesn't appeal to you at all.
  • Fear that you'll change into something you don't like
  • Fear of being seen, noticed, paid attention to
  • Fear of being overwhelmed
  • Fear of disappointing others (when you're so overwhelmed you can't fulfill expectations)
  • Fear you can't handle it
  • Fear of being "found out" for being not good enough (ie, Imposter syndrome)
    • What are you really afraid of?

    We'll discuss these fears and how to create the kind of business success you want, even while feeling the fear.

     

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    Explore Your EnthusiasmBy Tara Swiger
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