You're Afraid of Success. It's a Thing and Here's What to Do
You’re afraid of success.
I know! What?? It sounds insane! The whole reason you get up at 4 AM and drink your bulletproof coffee or kale smoothie is to strive towards success, right?
(By the way, if you think a 4 AM alarm is crucial to success, we need to talk. Text me at 561-473-3318 and yes, it’s really me on the other end of the line!)
Wouldn’t you argue the only reason you do anything is to be successful? So why would you strive to be successful... if you’re afraid of success?
Why is Success Scary?
Because of our ass-backwards understanding of what success means for our lives and happiness, 99% of people are scared of the very things they want.
Why? What would make us so afraid?
What IS the Fear of Success?
The fear of success is tied to a deeply held but seldom discussed belief: that it’s not safe to be happy.
Let me explain: you fear success because success means having it all — in your career, love life,...
The Hottest Truth You Must Embrace to Lead During Unprecedented Times
If your current reality is anything less than 1000% rich, fulfilled, and satisfying, something needs to shift.
And for 99.99% of my clients, what needs to shift is your need for control.
Let me make something fundamental clear right now: any control you think you have is an illusion. But that doesn’t stop you from making the attempt, does it?
And listen, it’s natural: it’s not because you messed up and missed a crucial class in the School of Life. No. To understand your mind is to understand that your mind thinks it needs to know. It’s that need to know that keeps you feeling nauseous with anxiety, chewing your nails off, and mentally hyperventilating with the attempt to control, control, control what’s happening around you.
Why Control is Strangling You
Here’s the truth: There is nothing under control. Ever.
When you resist this truth, what you’re in is constriction: that ache of tension in your neck and...
