The Fear of Success… is it in your way?

I know it’s in mine!  Yup. I admit it…a certain fear of success has been holding me back.

“Why would you be afraid of succeeding?” you ask…..

Well… it’s simple really.  I love to try new things.  I love to incorporate new things into old things thereby creating new ones.  This is not just true of my art, but of all areas of my life really.  I am always looking for another “new thing” that I don’t know how to do…yet.  
For instance, I am hoping to spend some time with my husband this fall and winter learning how to do some autobody work and welding.   Why?… Why not?  I don’t yet know how and think it would be really interesting to know how. (not to mention that we do own an extensive collection of antique cars that are in fairly desperate need of some body work! lol)
I also would like him to teach me how to install hardwood flooring and some sanding too (He’s a hardwood guy….anybody need a fabulous new floor installed in CT or MA? Call him…he’s the best! ~Shameless plug for Bouchard Wood Floors~)

So how does this fit in with my fear of success?  Well, from my own insights, I think that a part of me fears that if I become successful at something, then I will feel compelled (either by myself, my family, or society) to continue doing that thing that has become successful, and in doing so, will find myself unable to try even more new things while I plug along doing that one successful thing and quickly becoming bored doing it.  There is also the pressure to take that one successful thing and continually improve upon it to ensure it’s continued success.  Who needs that kind of pressure right? lol   Make sense?  Sound familiar?  Come on….be honest with yourself at least…you know it does.  We all face these kinds of fear in our daily lives.   At least with failure, we are in a familiar place. 

So ….as a “jack of all trades and a master of none”… I am going to continue battling that fear and forging on towards the financial success that duly matches my desire to create and try to envision the “place of success” as a “new thing to try” rather than a scary and intimidating place to be.  

See you there!
Till next time…
Lori B.

Quote of the week…#22 …a double shot of Mark Twain…

“Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.”  
~Mark Twain
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” 
~Mark Twain