Fear of failure or fear of success?

Is your fear a fear of failure, or a fear of success? Same coin, two sides. Let me explain.

I've lived with both. They're hard to spot when you're comfortable with who you are. Success asks you to become someone new, and that feels uncomfortable. Failure asks you to be judged by people who aren't rooting for you.

Then it hit me. The people around you aren't always looking out for your best interest. They're looking to keep you the way you are. When you start changing, some of them get aggravated, not because you did anything wrong, but because they don't want to change. Success and failure both have the power to change who you are. That's what scares them, and sometimes it's what scares you too.

So ask yourself: whose fear is this, really? Then decide who you want to be. What part of the old you are you willing to let go of to make room for the new one?

If you want clarity on that, let's talk. Book a call at bookruss.com.

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Russ Johns