Are you afraid to succeed?

I would like to say that I absolutely do not fear success but then why am I still struggling with IM? I have been actively working on IM for about 1 year and still have not achieved success(if we gauge success on making a living at it) It has only been recently, that I have rededicated my focus and determination to make it happen in IM. Let us not kid ourselves that many aspects of life can be distracting. It is only when we decide that we will not take "no" for an answer that we can honestly say that success is within our grasp.

Its an interesting point - and something that I do think some people suffer from. People like being "comfortable" - so, even if they moan about their day job and would love to do anything to get away from it. Quite often they subconsciously accept that they are going to be there forever and are never going to take the plunge. You have to have some element of risk - even when you achieve "success" it could easily disappear overnight. This is another fear I think...

Moving past the abstract question... yes, I unconsciously resist immense positivity and self esteem because my mind is not accustomed to that. Over time, it grows more accustomed and positivity/success feels more natural.

Fear is just another word for resistance.

Fear of failure is far more dangerous than the fear of success.

F - False
E - Expectation
A - Appearing
R - Real

Fight your fears. I take every fear as a challenge.

I have a very strong fear of success, I have to work at it constantly to overcome it. I really don't know why, guess it is just easier to not succeed. Failure is almost expected, but I keep moving forward and believing I'm making progress. Reading these forums helps, and a very strong positive attitude

It's all in your head! Believe, Achieve, Succeed !

Fear of success is also the fear of many popular people because their is also a threat or danger for their love once as well.

Self-confidence is more important than the attraction ? More important than ability ?

I think so. In all reality , confidence is attractive . No matter how they are your chances of becoming a model are rare if not confident enough to make contact. Consequently, be appealing and attractive model is not enough to believe in yourself is the key!

Even super successful people sometimes have a confidence problem . Here are some qoutes confidence to make you feel a little better about your situation ....

Barbara Streisand was a period of time ( after it had become a major success in music and movies ) which was absolutely terrified of going on stage. Barbara was a problem of trust. It took all the courage he could do a show back if you are not alone!

Another good example is .. ME! I used to be so shy that I could not take a group of silent prayer ! I could not talk to people, I felt inadequate in conversation ( sometimes still get these feelings) and certainly could not see any degree of success in everything you try. You know what's missing ? So ... Confidence!

Want to know how I overcame this obstacle and began to have some success in my life?

I must say that one of the main keys to overcoming my shyness was education. When I got out of the army, I decided it was time to do something in my life ( I had no idea what ) and go to college . At school, I became a psychology major with plans to teach. Later , I learned that teaching was not what I wanted to do, but psychology courses taught me some things about my shyness and confidence.

Id prefer to succeed than fail as it gets you further in life who cares what people think i want to be living in a nice house with a family than in a bin or something like that.

I am never afraid of success, therefore I am not afraid to succed.
I live for trying new things and I will never give up until I reach my goals.

I don't fear success but I have a friend that does. It is so bad that he is stuck in a waiter job living at home at the age of 37 and has no plans of changing anything. It is really sad to watch and I don't know what to do. I do believe this is a big problem though and it is very hard to watch this kind of thing happening.

I guess like you said its the fear of responsibility. As long as you are not successful you don't have to take on new responsibilities are take on new things.

I do not fear success.

Succeeding is hard you have to work hard. I know I could make more money but I just want to go home and relax I dont feel like working more than I do.

see many think this in B*S*...but it's something that does come into play.

I've seen it time and time again....people set up..make money...then stop....They get comfortable and stop striving.

I do not think I am afraid of success, but at times nerve gets the better of me. I need to work on that.