Post on 05-Apr-2017
The Fear of Success
The Fear of Success
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. ”-Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe
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Today I’m going to talk about something you don’t
hear about too much.
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The fear of success.
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That’s right.
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There’s a lot of people out there that have a fear of
success. I’d venture to say that most business people
have had to deal with this at some point. I know I have.
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Now I’m not talking about a feeling of guilt about your
success.
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That’s rampant as well.
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But what I’m talking about is a fear that causes inaction, paralysis of
analysis, procrastination, and
time-wasting…
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for even people who have fault-less plans.
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It’s not so much the fear itself that is the problem. It’s its major by-product:
inaction.
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You see, one of my favorite books of all time is
Napoleon Hill’s “Think and Grow Rich.”
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In it, he talks about the 6 fears that sabotage success.
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Listed, they are…
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Fear of povertyFear of criticismFear of ill health
Fear of loss of loveFear of old ageFear of death
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Fear of povertyFear of criticismFear of ill health
Fear of loss of loveFear of old ageFear of death
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Fear of povertyFear of criticismFear of ill health
Fear of loss of loveFear of old ageFear of death
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Fear of povertyFear of criticismFear of ill health
Fear of loss of loveFear of old ageFear of death
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Fear of povertyFear of criticismFear of ill health
Fear of loss of loveFear of old ageFear of death
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Fear of povertyFear of criticismFear of ill health
Fear of loss of loveFear of old ageFear of death
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Notice one that’s missing here?
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The fear of success.
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As I said before, the fear of success is not only very
real, but it’s probably the number one reason
people…
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1) don’t take action and 2) fail
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1) don’t take action and/or 2) fail
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None of those other fears listed above are as
dangerous as the fear of success, in my opinion.
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Aside from the fear of criticism, none of the others
produce inaction, like the fear of success does.
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I was recently reading an article that compared
Napoleon Hill and his book, “Think and Grow Rich” with W. Clement Stone and his
book, “The Success System that Never Fails.”
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(I don’t remember where. If this sounds familiar, please
tell me where)
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Basically, the article went on to say that because
Stone’s book was focused on taking action…
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…whereas Hill’s was focused on thought, Stone’s book proved to not only be a better model, but both books directly correlated
with their author’s inevitable success.
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Hill lost his fortune and was actually “bailed out” by Stone, who bought the
rights to Hill’s teachings and gave him a job…
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… which allowed Hill to live out the end of his life in
comfort, instead of dying penniless, like he would
have without Stone.
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Anyway, as obviously implied… action is the key.
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And to quote one more of my favorite all-time authors,
Robert Ringer, “nothing happens until something
moves.”
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The question is: are you doing all you can to
guarantee yourself of success, or hopefully, even
more success than you already have?
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Or do you have a fear of success built in you, that makes you stop short of
that action?
Until Next Time…
Until then,
Kevin Oefelein
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