The fear of success
Everyone always talks about the fear of failure… but NOBODY admits to a fear 10x more dangerous.
A lot of people actually experience this hidden fear, but:
→ It’s deeper under the surface
→ It’s WAY more difficult to admit
But I’m here to say it: I have a fear of success.
When I started out in business, I had nothing to lose.
↳ I could try everything, and if nothing worked - oh well, onto the next! 🤷🏼♀️
It took me a LONG time to realise that this “onto the next” mentally was actually a deeper problem.
I wasn’t sticking with something long enough to see where it could truly go, I was cutting myself off before it had the chance to flourish. I was keeping myself safe by staying small.
Like many other people, I didn’t realise that deeeep down, I had a fear of what might happen if something actually succeeded.
Because if it did - now I WOULD have something to lose:
→ “What if I make a mistake?”
→ “What if I disappoint people?”
→ “What If everything comes crashing and burning and I have to delete myself off the internet forever?”
… okay, that last one might be just me.
Either way, I thought that being scared of success meant I wasn’t cut out for running my business.
But actually it's the opposite!!!
It's a really clear indicator of something very important: That I CARE 💗
This feeling means I take full responsibility for what I put out into the world. And that’s actually a massive advantage over most big companies.
So this is just a PSA:
- Being scared just means you care,
- It also means you're capable,
- So go for it anyway!
I believe in you :)