Home Based Business - Does Success Scare You?

Have you started home based business after home based business and gone nowhere? It is well documented that many people fail to achieve their goals in life due to the phenomenon known as "fear of failure" but are you aware that a major factor that is often overlooked, is a state known as "fear of success"?

 

Fear of failure will lead many people into inertia - the inability to make decision or take action in case they receive rejection or negative outcomes. This mental state is fairky easy to identify and there are many tools in the personal development industry to help combat this plague and reprogram the mind for success. However, the fear of success is much more subtle, harder to spot and also harder to eradicate.

 

Perhaps you have this tendency in your life. Here are some indications of a fear of success mentality.

 

Do you implement self-help programs only to find that you feel worse after finishing than you did before you started?

 

Maybe you set soft weak goals and accept less than you really deserve.

 

Do you dive full force into new projects, but struggle to enthusiastically wrap them up?

 

You expect things to go wrong no matter how well the situation appears to be at the moment.

 

Do you see yourself in any of these descriptions?

 

The fear of success can also make you behave in ways that hold you back. Look at the list below. These are ethe symptoms of the fear of success.

 

Procrastination - putting off what needs to be done or not doing what you know will bring you closer to your desired result. Everyone suffers from this inner 'demon' at some point in their lives (although some of us suffer from it more than others).

 

Personal development should be a major focus in your life.  Part of your personal development should include training yourself to do the little things every day that will move you ever so closer to reaching your long term goals.  If you are trapped by procrastination.  Escape!  Do it by taking small baby steps and actions today, tomorrow and every day.  You must take action, because this habit is key to your personal development.

 

Can't see the forest for the trees! - this is almost the opposite of procrastination but has the same effect on your personal development. The aforementioned saying is well known but have you ever given it real consideration?

 

To see the forest through the trees it is necessary to stay focused on your end goals.  Don't just keep looking at your plan and trying to figure out what actions are necessary.  The universe will take care of the how if you tell it the where.  Keep looking at what your life will be like after you make it there and this will give you the answers you need regarding what to do to get there.

 

Thinking that the time is not right - have you ever waited until the timing was perfect before starting a venture? Have you ever waited until you had more information on a better plan?

 

Taking action is key!  Taking small steps that turn out to be wrong at first is better than not taking any steps or waiting to land on the right spot.  You will now know what does not work and that is great feedback.

 

Being a perfectionist - this is similar to the point above and has the same effect, namely, that you never really move forward. No matter how good a job is when its finished it can always be improved! I have heard many great musicians tell how they hate listening to their own songs because they can find a million things that need improved. Yet, we still enjoy them. I think a classic example of this is "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Paul Simon. This song is hauntingly beautiful yet Mr. Simon does not think its good enough!

 

Are you focused on the problems or the solutions?  If you only see the problems, you will become pessimistic.  Don't get me wrong.  It is important to see the hurdles ahead, so you can make sure to successfully maneuver them, but don't just keep looking at them and scratching your head.  Jump over them am=nd move towards your destination.

 

"How can you use seeing only problems to my advantage?" you say. "Easily", is my reply! Look at the problems and prepare a plan to deal with them. Everytime you overcome one congratulate yourself. Use them as a gauge for your achievements. If you keep seeing more problems remind yourself of how well you dealt with the others. Look at how far you have come! If you see a problem ask yourself, "how best can I overcome this challenge?" or "how quickly can I rectify this situation?". The quality of your questions are important as I have outlined in a previous article. Use the problems as fact finders. Is there a real problem now? If so then deal with it. Is it a potential problem? If so then create a contingency plan in case it does occur but don't get caught up in it just be prepared.

 

Enjoy life, and go for gold with your home based business. Challenges will come and go, but eventually, if you keep taking action towards your dreams and goals the things you fear will disappear and you will be that closer to a happy, fulfilled, successful life.  Put away your fear of failure and success and make it happen. You deserve it.

 

 

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