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4 Fears Everyone Feels Before Becoming Successful
Isn’t it interesting how everyone wants success, yet when an opportunity arises, many of us come up with excuses?
It isn’t that we don’t want to succeed. It’s just that we let ourselves get in the way of our own progression. Reality is more difficult than simply dreaming about achieving something.
Obstacles come up. Life throws curve balls into carefully developed plans. As a result, we tell ourselves that we just don’t have what it takes.
Yes, it’s painful to fail at something. Whether you’re rejected by someone, don’t get the job you want, or feel like you’re falling behind everyone else, eventually you tell yourself, “Why bother?”
And why should you bother?
Because, before you get good at anything, you need to fail. Fail often. If you aren’t failing enough, you aren’t pushing yourself enough.
Here are 4 fears that are keeping you from achieving success:
1. Fear of failure.
You might be avoiding failure without realizing it. For example, do you catch yourself telling yourself any of the following?:
- “It’s okay if I don’t reach [x goal].”
- “She might be able to do it, but not me.”
