Ep23: Are You Afraid of Success?

The Career Woman's Secret Playbook Podcast - with Dr. Dawn

Hello ladies, and Welcome to Episode 23 of The Career Woman’s Secret Playbook Podcast! I’m your host, Dr. Dawn, CEO/Founder of Dr. Dawn ShopTalk and you might remember that last week’s episode we asked whether or not you were a perfectionist which is especially important for this community of career women we have on this platform since women are plagued with this issue more often than our male counterparts, and something that is tied VERY closely to perfectionism is fear – and you MIGHT think that a fear of failure is what drives perfectionism. IS THERE an element of that in perfectionism? Sure. But often times the other side of this coin is the fear of success – it’s MUCH more subtle and is JUST as important to examine and a fear of failure would be, so THAT is what we are going to get to today.
Let’s start by discussing the fear that you are probably more familiar with and THAT is the fear of failure – did you know that if you looked up the “fear of failure” on Amazon, you would get over 28,000 results? So, you’re definitely not alone if you struggle in this area. Interestingly enough, a person’s ability to manage their fear and do things in spite of it is often times a predictor of success.
And when it comes to the fear of success, it’s not even that you think you’re incapable of succeeding—it’s more about the fear of change that may come and whether you’re up for it. For example, look at this list below and ask yourself, “Have I ever said any of these negative/disempowering statements to myself, and if so, how many of these do I believe are true?”

• The higher you go, the further you have to fall.

• If you achieve too much, you’ll alienate your peers.

• Success may not be all it’s cracked up to be.

• If you make more money than your friends, they will be resentful.

• If you make too much money, your family/friends will feel less than.

• It’s not safe to be in the spotlight.

• Success might change you, and probably not for the better.
For more details be sure to tune in to today's episode!
NEW HERE? Do these 2 things first.

1. Check out these previous episodes I mentioned in today's show:
Ep8: Career Moms - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1933056/10752473-ep8-career-mom-tips-tricks.mp3?download=true
Ep20: Grit - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1933056/13019349-ep-20-uncover-your-grit-become-unstoppable.mp3?download=true
Ep22: Perfectionism - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1933056/13104791-ep-22-are-you-a-perfectionist.mp3?download=true

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