There are people in my life who are very successful and have to work really hard to maintain that success. I don’t want to be one of those people who are successful and constantly fighting to remain so.
Today we are going to tap for the worry about our success being too much to handle once we have achieved it.
What If Success Is Too Big To Handle?
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There’s a part of me…That really wants success…That really wants to move forward…That really wants transformation…That really wants progress…But there is another part of me…That recognizes there might be a downside to success…That recognizes there might be a dark side of success…That recognizes success might actually be too much for me to handle…It will mean too much work…It will mean too many expectations…It will mean too much attention…And right now, life feels hard enough…Adding a bunch more feels like it’s going to be too much…Adding a bunch more makes it feel like I just can’t get there…But I recognize the fact…I have successfully transitioned into success before…Part of the reason I’m trying to succeed…Is to make things easier…Part of the reason I’m trying to succeed…Is to make things more manageable…Success isn’t just about more…It’s about better…And better means balance…Better means efficient…Better means more comfortable inside of my own skin…Better means gently moving forward…Better means better…I appreciate the part of me that is worried about feeling overwhelmed…That is worried about the concern…That it is worried it’s going to be too much…This is not success for the sake of success…But to make my life better…Which means it’s more manageable…I give myself permission to be easy with myself…As I gently move towards success…Knowing I can learn to handle what will come.
Good one, Gene! And very timely! I have a book coming out in less than 4 weeks that will probably generate a lot of buzz in my field. While that’s a good thing for book sales, it’s also very scary! So I will be listening to this audio every day! Thanks!