Motivational Article

These can all be classified under the heading "fear of success".

When you have any of these ideas negatively reinforced in your conscious or unconscious mind, you will tend to, upon reaching the borderline of success; proceed to destroy it just a moment before it appears.

It is sort of like the cow that kicks over the bucket of milk, just before it is almost full...

Whatever your reason is to fear success, it is vital to identify the ways in which you sabotage your success.
By means of this awareness, you can avoid these traps and should you fall into them, you can at least find your way out as fast as possible.

Take a look, and identify possible areas where you may be currently sabotaging your success and then simply drop these impeding ideas by choosing to replace them with better, more productive beliefs.


13. People won't like me if I'm successful

For many people this fear is based on their own experience.
If you had success in the past, and people reacted jealously, enviously or angrily toward you, the common reaction you can develop is a real fear of success.

Most of the times people react this way, are when the 'successful' person experiences insecurity about his or her success and in an attempt to conceal this feeling of inadequacy they resort to arrogance: "Look how great I am, how successful I am..."

But when you come from a position of humbleness, and simply state "hey, this is what I've created" you inspire the complete opposite effect. People are lifted up and feel themselves inspired as you are actually communicating the belief, "If I can do it, you can too!"

The truth is that most people like to hangout with successful people.
Successful people are passionate, enthusiastic, energetic and fun to be with. They usually have been around, and have something to contribute. Their aliveness is contagious, and most people like to expose themselves to that.

The only people that cannot stand success around them, are those I classify as the 'professional victims'. These folk enjoy their misery, which brings them a sort of attention, and your success causes them to lose their grip on the energy of the people around them.

For your own health avoid these people at any cost...


14. Chasing success is not spiritual

A spiritual belief means you have the strong conviction that there is a purpose for you to fulfill in this lifetime.

Spirituality brings meaning to your life, knowing that there is a reason for you being here, and that life is much more than what Darwin taught about simply 'arriving' one day into the world as a coincidence, and then disappearing on another day without having had any reason to be here in the first place.

I cannot dictate for certain that Darwin was right or not. But his theories sure don't make life seem like much at all. I prefer to believe that there is a reason for my life and that there is a purpose for my being here.

Creating success is all about achieving or manifesting that purpose which you were born to achieve.
It is not a matter of going for a success which is or isn't spiritual.
It is what success is for you that can be spiritual or not.

Manifest your highest values and you cannot go wrong.
After all, God (whatever you conceive it to be) is the biggest creator of all and with all the cynicism and criticism - he/she still did a pretty good job, didn't he/she...


15. There are wrong reasons to want to be successful

Be aware that you're not chasing after success because your mother wants this for you.

Too many people choose an education, a profession or a spouse because that's what they were told was good for them. It may be good for your parents, but not necessarily for you.

Make sure you choose your own values...

Too many people choose a job, a lifestyle or relationships because of stylish considerations.

Style fades out at the end...

Make sure you are striving for what your definition of success is for you, not for others.

Many do not have clarity of what is success for them.
Make sure you get that clarity.
We'll be dealing with the subject of gaining clarity in one of the future issues of Inspiration.


16. Becoming successful in area you don't like

The worst thing you can do to your aliveness, passion and joy is becoming successful in an area that doesn't appeal to you.

Resentment, anger, boredom, and frustration will be your symbols of success.

Such a success creates a prison, from which it is difficult to break free.

Be aware...

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Life is too short to be wasted with excuses.
Success is your birthright.

And it is a choice.

Choose to be successful!