What is Fear of Success and How Can You Beat It?
Here are some of the signs fear of success might be leading you to self-sabotage and stopping you from living your best life.
But wait, that sounds crazy, right?
Why would anyone be afraid of something positive, something that outwardly they profess to want?
Intuitively, everyone wants to be successful, don’t they?
You want to have enough money to take care of yourself, your family and your community. You want to do meaningful work, and for people to respect you for your contribution to the world.
If you’re working in a professional space, you want to be asked for interviews, to speak on podcasts and to be invited as a keynote speaker. You want a big mailing list, a fanbase, a readership, an audience, a body of work that sells.
What’s scary about that?
Well, if you’re wired in a certain way, it turns out there’s plenty to be afraid of in the scenario I just outlined.
But before we look at what drives fear of success, let’s unpack the concept of self-sabotage and then fear of failure — which is a much more logical fear.
