If Others See Me Improve They Will Expect Me To Keep Improving

Making progress is really encouraging. We feel better about ourselves and it gives us momentum to take more action.

One of the side effects of our success is that others may raise their expectations of us.

This can be both flattering and feel like a burden. Part of us can be fearful that others will expect this new level of success from us all the time.

Today we are going to tap for the fear that others will expect more from us if we succeed today.

If Others See Me Improve They Will Expect Me To Keep Improving
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I know I want to be successful…I want to move forward…I want to achieve my goals…I want all the rewards that come with that success…But there is a part of me…That is afraid…That if I have success…That if I move forward…That if I have achievement…I’m going to put myself in a position…Where others are going to see that success…And make that success the new norm…Regardless how hard that success is…Regardless how much work that success is…Since I achieved it…People are always going to think that is what is possible for me…And it is true…My success is repeatable…It is true…I can do it again and again… But I don’t want the expectations raised…I don’t want others always demanding this of me…And because I don’t want those raised expectations…There is a part of me that is sabotaging myself…There is a part of me that is scared…There is a part of me that doesn’t want to move forward…There is a part of me that feels…Any success I achieve…Will to raise expectations…And create burden…I give myself permission…To recognize the fact…The expectations that are important…And the expectations I hold for myself…The expectations that are significant…Are the expectations I have for myself…And I see what’s going on clearly…And I know what is reasonable…Regardless of what other people expect of me…I give myself permission…To have success…And be successful…Because that success…Is what leads me forward…Which brings me joy…Which gives me happiness…I give myself permission to let go of other people’s success…And live my life for my joy…And for my expectations…Of me and my future.