The Reality of Fear by Lisa Jimenez, M.Ed.

One of the biggest barriers that all people have to overcome on their journey to success is fear. Fear of failure. Fear of rejection. Fear of change. Fear of responsibility and commitment. And the big one: Fear of success. It is fear (and all of its cousins like worry, anxiety, depression and self-doubt) that will turn your dreams into a chilling nightmare. This nightmare can turn into something so daunting that it causes you to lose hope. It doesn’t have to be this way. Fear was never intended to put you in a state of paralysis.

The reality of fear is that fear is human. Fear is part of growing and it isn’t going away. It is part of every person’s life and exists in every success story. In all the research I did for my book Conquer Fear! I heard story after story of successful people who experienced fear. The names would change. The circumstances were different. But the fear was the same—and very real. What I noticed was the successful person was willing to face and expose their fear.

The difference between a mediocre success and a breakthrough success is your willingness to deal with your fears.

What about you? What hidden fear are you ignoring that is causing you to repel success? Acknowledging the fear is the first step to defusing its power over you and taking control over your emotions and your life.