I must admit, I have never really understood the whole fear of success thing.
Fear of failure. Sure. That made sense to me because I have experienced this emotion myself.
But fear of success, I couldn’t get my head around it. I mean, who starts a business or a major project and doesn’t want to be successful?
This inspired me to look around the Internet for other people’s advice on the fear of success and how to deal with it.
Here are some fear of success links that I thought you might find interesting.
Verywell Mind – What is the Fear of Success?
This post is a good overview of what it means to fear success, characteristics of a fear of success, how to identify and treat this particular fear, plus a lot more.
Nick Wignall – Fear of Success: How it Works and What to Do About it
In this post, Nick shares insights from working with his clients. It’s an intriguing read.
Psychology Today – The Fear of Success Can Sabotage Your Life Goals
This post looks at how fear of success-based anxiety can sabotage your life.
Ashlee Greer – How a Fear of Success Works and Powerful New Ways to Overcome It
This post really digs into our thoughts about success, where those beliefs came from, and what they mean for us.
Tiny Buddha – Overcome the Fear of Success: 6 Ways to Start Thriving
Read about 6 ways you can start thriving when you have a fear of success.
Books that can help you with fear in general –
- The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks
- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway: Overcome Your Anxieties and Grow Confidence by Susan Jeffers
Fear of success
We all have to face our fears. We have to find a way to move through our fears so that they don’t negatively impact our lives.
If you have a fear of success, do the work to overcome your fear so that you can enjoy your success. Embrace your success and be proud of who you are and what you have achieved. Ditch your fear and claim the success that you deserve.
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Hey, Thea. I have never really struggled with the fear of failure, but I have battled the fear of success for most of my life. As a result, I’ve had too many occasions where I’ve sabotaged myself when I was close to success.
I know the root cause of this behavior comes from being the child of an alcoholic. I learned quickly as a child how to deal with failure, but success was something I didn’t dare to dream about. It was like Lucy with the football taunting Charlie Brown to kick the ball. To prevent this from happening, I would pull the football away myself.
From what I’ve read, this is a pretty common story of people who grew up with alcoholics. I hadn’t heard of the ebook you listed. I look forward to reading it. Thanks for sharing the information.