| Nearly everyone wants to be successful in his or | | | | climbing that ladder of success more will be |
| her life, I say nearly everyone because you can | | | | demanded of you and you are going to be |
| find people who actually have no desires to | | | | expected to perform at a higher level. And you |
| succeed in anything. Sad really. So if this is the | | | | should. You are going to have to go that extra |
| case, if people truly desire success and everything | | | | mile. Just getting by, doing just enough, and not |
| that comes with it such as: financial freedom, time | | | | meeting demands will not work. You will be |
| freedom, house and car of their dreams, exotic | | | | expected to perform well and come through, |
| vacations around the world, stay at the finest | | | | meeting deadlines and being on time and do this |
| hotels, etc, why do people have a fear of | | | | on a regular basis. So again it is change we are |
| success? | | | | talking about. Let's face it, if you were already |
| For each person there will be a different reason | | | | doing these things chances are you would already |
| or reasons, you can not just lump everyone into | | | | be a success at whatever you wish to do. |
| one category and say this is why people fear | | | | Fear of change, having to raise your standards |
| success, or can you? | | | | and what is expected of you. |
| I have read many articles on this subject and | | | | 5. Friends / Enemies. This will happen. Get ready. |
| they are usually dealing with one aspect of why | | | | When you become successful people start |
| people fear success or many different reasons | | | | viewing you differently. They may gain respect or |
| why people have the fear of success. | | | | have more respect for you because of what you |
| However there is one common denominator to | | | | have accomplished or they will become envious of |
| each of the reasons given and that it all boils | | | | your newfound success and no longer wish to |
| down to one thing: Fear of Change. | | | | speak to you or just talk behind your back. |
| It doesn't matter what reason that is given for | | | | People who you thought were your friends or not |
| having this fear of success, the things that are | | | | really true friends and co-workers whom you |
| necessary for you to be successful is going to be | | | | may not even had any sort of previous contact |
| different from what you have been doing in the | | | | with just despise you just because of your |
| past. | | | | success. |
| Let's look at some of the reasons I have seen or | | | | "Few men have the natural strength to honour a |
| read about for people having the fear of success. | | | | friend's success without envy." Aeschylus |
| 1. Comfort Zone. There is a reason why it's called | | | | Many people's fear of success stem from this |
| the comfort zone. People are comfortable being | | | | one reason, they do not wish to take a chance in |
| there. Everything is familiar to them there, there | | | | losing friends or co-workers. These people are in |
| is nothing that is hardly unknown and when there | | | | their comfort zone. The thought of making new |
| is familiarity there is nothing scary to have to deal | | | | friends is just too much. |
| with. Nothing to be on edge or excited about. | | | | This was one of my past fears. However what I |
| Well in order to become successful you are going | | | | found out once I was able to get through this |
| to have to change. You are going to have to | | | | block was that making new friends with like |
| leave your comfort zone and do it on a repeated | | | | minded individuals was much more rewarding. I |
| basis. That is the only way you can grow and | | | | would rather have friends that celebrate me than |
| learn as a person and your business. Having to do | | | | tolerate me. |
| this just once for a lot of people is scary enough | | | | Fear of change, may have to make new friends, |
| but having to keep on doing it on a regular basis is | | | | be talked about by envious co-workers, accepting |
| just too much to handle for many people. | | | | the idea that people who you thought they were |
| Fear of change, having to leave your comfort | | | | are not who they really are. |
| zone. | | | | 6. Self Image. To me this is one of the major |
| 2. Responsibility. You have to be responsible for | | | | setbacks for the fear of success with people. |
| yourself and the decisions you make along the | | | | They can not see themselves as being successful. |
| way in growing your business. You are in charge, | | | | They don't feel they are worthy of any success |
| in the lead, and its up to you. Again there is | | | | that comes their way. Here again people do not |
| change here. If you were already a leader by | | | | wish to leave that comfort zone they have built |
| nature chances are you do not have a fear of | | | | around themselves. Before any success will come |
| success other wise you would not be a natural | | | | your way the very first thing that must change is |
| leader. So change must take place. You must do | | | | you. You must change how you think, see and |
| things that do not come naturally to you. You are | | | | feel about yourself. |
| leaving that comfort zone again. You must | | | | You must think positive and believe you are a |
| become a leader even if its just you who you are | | | | winner. You must visualize yourself as successful. |
| leading. No one else is going to make decisions for | | | | You have got to see yourself being a success |
| you. | | | | before you can become a success. Also you |
| Fear of change, having to take responsibility. | | | | must feel it within and know it to be true. |
| 3. Attention factor. Are you a private person? | | | | Fear of change, having to accept the idea you are |
| Again change is going to have to take place. Now | | | | worthy of success. |
| I am not saying you are going to lose all your | | | | "Success will not lower its standard to us. We |
| rights to privacy just because you wish to have | | | | must raise our standard to success." Rev. Randall |
| success. What I am saying is that you can no | | | | R. McBride, Jr. |
| longer just blend into the crowd and not be | | | | No matter what category you fall under as your |
| noticed. If you wish success you are going to | | | | reason or reasons for your fear of success it all |
| have to stand out, get noticed and you will. With | | | | comes down to change. You must change in |
| success comes attention, no matter what field | | | | order to see change in your life. Nothing changes |
| you are in, more people will know whom you are. | | | | until you do. |
| Fear of change, having the attention now on you. | | | | © Copyright 2007 - All Rights Reserved |
| 4. Higher Standards. When you are a success or | | | | Delton Doucet EmpoweringToday. |