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Overcoming the Fear of Success

Here is a fact: there are people who are afraid of being successful. Fear of success! Would you believe it? Whether one believes it or not, this fear exists.

When someone feels that something makes him hold back, that's a fear of success. Even when one feels that he gets in his own way and everything is totally out of control, that's a fear of success. It sounds odd, doesn't it? But a lot of people can relate to it.

Fear of success means distraction is everywhere, focus is impossible, motivation lost and confidence undermined.

What are things to remember when one has this strange fear??

One must acknowledge first that this kind of fear exists. And why it does:

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Change is frightening.

Sometimes people are more contented with status quo, the constant things in live. Life is more manageable if there are no drastic changes. Change has a way of jolting the person to adventure and other fearsome endeavors.

Once success is reached, success will be expected from the person again.

Take for example, the high school valedictorian who just made everyone proud with all his achievements. Once he reaches college, people will expect him to do well yet again. Some people cannot take this kind of pressure. Other people cannot stomach the people who are vigilant on the other's success.

With success, expectations are raised.

Poor are those children who have to live up to their parents as they grow old. This is one reason people think they are better off bland and not successful. The pressure is getting to them.

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The attention is totally overwhelming.

If one is a private person in nature and is not used to being the center of attention, success is hard to manage. Sometimes other people would rather be the wallflowers whose lives are uninteresting enough to merit attention and recognition.

Success usually means the private life will be affected, and often, not in a good way.

The greatest examples are the Hollywood celebrities who keep complaining that they no longer have privacy. They even have to hire professional security to keep them guarded against paparazzi and other media hounds. Where's the fun in that?

Success imposes the question if it can be pulled off again.

What if one has pulled off the greatest performance of his life? How can he expect himself to surpass that? The pressure that comes with this success is definitely not a good thing.

Success usually means a drastic change in the schedule.

People afraid of success are actually those who are afraid that they might not be able to attend to their friends, families and other personal relationships. They think that the career success might be instrumental to the failure of his relationships.

Success sometimes leads to stereotyping.

People who are now big time Hollywood celebrities are expected to sign autographs and act accommodating to the fans. Failure to do so means they are "rude" and "hypocritical." How success sets the standards for a new personality is frustrating.

Remaining successful is easier than working hard to be successful.

Oh, it is hard to stay on top with more demands and obligations. Of course, it's crazy to think being successful is all sunny smiles.

Success often attracts enemies.

It is true. There are people who get insecure, discouraged and livid when their peers have surpassed their performances. And they will try their best to bring the successful people down.

Success can set limitations.

Actors who are good at playing villains are expected to portray such roles forever. The same way that rappers are not expected to act, or actors not expected to sing. Success has a way of boxing a person within a specific role.

Success can change personality and self-image.

Success poses the following questions: am I successful enough? Do I deserve this kind of success? These questions, when totally examined, can lead a person into believing that he is only good with the success attached to his name.

With all those reasons mentioned, who wants to be successful?

But of course, that is not the right attitude. Sure there are ways to overcome the fear of success.

One way is through redefining the concept of success, thinking what it really means to the person. He might want to check out some of the books that are available on overcoming this fear.

Self-hypnosis is also important in overcoming this fear. It is mandatory that the person visualizes himself devoid of the fear of success.

See, success is not something to be scared of!

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