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Is Fear Holding You Back?
 E. Carol Webster, Ph.D. © 2003

Many very capable people fail to get ahead in life because of fear. They hang on the sideline watching life go by and harbor great resentment that they're not as successful as other people around them. Fear can be crippling.

But -- fears can be controlled or eliminated once you learn what to expect and how to behave when you're confronted by them. There is power in positive thinking and you must take active steps to make sure your thoughts are promoting your success.

It's important to remember that when you're raised to expect great things for yourself, you develop confidence and conviction that you are entitled to success. This helps to prevent you from dwelling on the normal failures and disappointments that can happen in life. It allows you to learn from mistakes, to brush them aside, and then put revised strategies in place to try again. If you didn't get this type of empowerment while growing up -- take heart -- you can teach it to yourself. It's never too late to learn.

Begin by focusing on your strengths and refuse to let weaknesses take over your mind. Many people use daily positive affirmations to overwrite the negative script they carry around in their head and repeat these positive sayings and phrases throughout the day to boost their confidence. Saying "I can make it to the top" may seem hollow in the beginning, but you have to start somewhere and you must reprogram your thoughts to be positive and proactive, not negative and reactive. 

Try these Self-Assurance Stimulators to fight fear today. 

Is fear holding you back? Take active steps to fight this fear so that you can move forward in your life. Start by overwriting negative tapes in your head that say "You're never going to make it." and replace them with a steadfast "Oh yes I am!" Set clear goals for where you're headed, take a deep breath, and go for it! 

About the Author: 
Dr. E. Carol Webster is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Fort Lauderdale, FL and is author of 
Success Management: How to Get to the Top and Keep Your Sanity Once You Get There and The Fear of Success: Stop It From Stopping You!

Ask Dr. Webster....

Dear Dr. Webster: I've had very good jobs with a lot of power and  responsibility. Unfortunately, I've had problems or gotten fired from every one of them. What's going on? 
                      --Doing Something Wrong

Dear Doing Something Wrong: You may have a fear of success. Many people sabotage their great achievement and wind up working their way out of positions that they've sweat all their lives to get. You think you want all that power and responsibility, but sometimes that's not the case. Some people really want to take it a little easier, have a little less stress in their lives, but can't find an acceptable way to admit this to themselves or to all the people around them who expect them to keep striving higher and higher. Many feel terribly guilty about the success they've attained and have to take a closer look at why they're feeling this way in order to do something about it. Start by asking yourself if you're really going in the direction you want in life and, if not, make some changes. If you're where you truly want to be, then you're going to have to work on those mixed feelings about your success. Success coaching can help you with this. Good luck.

--Dr. Webster

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Success Motivator

Everybody has barriers and obstacles. If you look at them as containing fences that don't allow you to advance, then you're going to be a failure. If you look at them as hurdles that strengthen you each time you go over one, then you're going to be a success.

-- Benjamin Carson

Success Tip

Get a grip on your time and space. "Use the methodology of toss it, type it, task it! When sorting through items in a drawer, for example, either toss it out if you don't need it, categorize or "type' it for filing, or act on it if it is something you need to do."

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Clinical Psychology
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