Fear of failure and success
No other problems scare people more than failure and success. What? Fear of success? Yes, indeed. Though fear of rejection and failure seem to be the predominant reasons people avoid taking action, success also frightens many. What if I fail? Or worse, what if I succeed? People will discover all my faults and that I can’t live up to their expectations.
Come on now, do you really believe that?
Whether you decide to pursue your life’s work or not depends entirely on you. Whether you succeed or fail also depends entirely on you. You are in the driver’s seat. You control your own destiny. And until you recognize that fact, you will face insurmountable obstacles and be unable to pass them by. You may fail or not quite reach your ultimate goals. So what? Did you try? Did you do everything within your power to make a serious attempt? Or are you just fooling yourself? Don’t blame others. Look inside yourself. Can you live with what you see, do, and feel?
If you continue to worry about taking action, please understand that there will be costs whether you move forward or stay where you are. Ultimately, you will pay a price. Would you rather agonize over actions you took or the one’s you should have taken? Regret can be a two-way street.
If you fail, chalk it up to experience and move on.
And when you succeed, be thankful for all you’ve achieved. You deserve it. And then . . . move on.
