Fear of Success? Fear of Failure? What’s Holding YOU Back?

At the beginning of the year, you probably created your marketing and business plan along with your business vision, right? Perhaps getting more clients, building a blockbuster business, starting a new business, eliminating procrastination, improving your marketing efforts, generating affiliate income…..was on your list of goals and intentions for the year.

You can have a clear vision, develop a strong business and marketing plan, outline key actions to reach your goals and still fall short of having what you want as long as your fear controls you.

Consider a change you have been thinking and talking about for a while without much progress.
To learn more about what may be holding you back from moving forward, ask yourself:

• What is your definition of success? What does success mean to you? Be specific.

• Identify specific successes. What made them successes for you? What value did you receive from succeeding?

• What fears, conce
s, or assumptions do you have associated with success?

• How would your life change if you were/felt more successful? (at whatever)

• What would you have to give up?

• What would you gain?
• Who would you become? (happier, self-confident, authentic, stronger???)

In exploring your attitudes about failure, consider the following:

• What is your definition of failure? What does failure mean to you?

• If you fail at something, does that define YOU as a failure?
• What specific failures have you experienced? What value have you received from failing? Be specificnn • What fears, conce
s, or assumptions do you associate with failure? Are they true?

• Can there be success in failure? If yes, how? If no, say more.

• If you could not fail, what would you be doing? Who would you be?

Fear of success and fear of failure are two sides of the same experience. By definition, success and failure is perceived from multiple viewpoints. Both results offer opportunities for self-discovery and change. Developing the clarity to know who you are on the inside is a key ingredient to achieve rich outcomes with ease, strength, and focus! To live fully, you must fully participate – succeeding and failing for the joy of the experience.

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