Fear of Success
Article 1 - Understanding The Fear of Success
http://www.black-collegian.com/news/student_correspondents/fearofsuccess501.shtml
by TaKeshia Brooks
Success means different things to different people. It is something to which we all aspire. Or is it?
Do some of us intentionally ruin opportunities to reach our goals? Do we find ways to fall just short of obtaining short-term or even long-term goals?
Believe it or not, some people may just do so. Such actions may actually be a part of a fear of success.
Fear of success can take on many forms. According to the authors of Coping.org, fear of success can be a “lack of belief in your own ability to sustain your progress” or “fear that you will find no happiness in your accomplishments.” It can also be caused by several other factors.
“I think the fear of success is when you have insecurities about who you are and what you feel you are capable of doing,” says Shirley Labbe, the assistant director of the Counseling Center at Xavier University of Louisiana. “Instead of challenging your fears, you give in to them.”
Several Xavier students shared their thought on the fear of success also. Detroit, Mich., native Robin Dillard says that she thinks fear of success is the fear that one will not succeed. “I think it’s the fear of becoming too big,” says the junior political science major. “It’s the fear of not being able to handle the responsibility of success.”
Junior English major Zakiya Farris has a similar thought. “I think it’s fear of reaching a point or doing something that you feel you can’t handle,” she stated.
“I think it’s being afraid of taking risks and going to the next level in a business sense,” says Marvelous Miles, a junior mass communication major. “As a result you don’t put forth enough effort.”
Senior English major Raquel Franklin thinks that fear of success is being afraid to disappoint people or being afraid of losing their success. “Usually people who are successful are
http://www.black-collegian.com/news/student_correspondents/fearofsuccess501.shtml
by TaKeshia Brooks
Success means different things to different people. It is something to which we all aspire. Or is it?
Do some of us intentionally ruin opportunities to reach our goals? Do we find ways to fall just short of obtaining short-term or even long-term goals?
Believe it or not, some people may just do so. Such actions may actually be a part of a fear of success.
Fear of success can take on many forms. According to the authors of Coping.org, fear of success can be a “lack of belief in your own ability to sustain your progress” or “fear that you will find no happiness in your accomplishments.” It can also be caused by several other factors.
“I think the fear of success is when you have insecurities about who you are and what you feel you are capable of doing,” says Shirley Labbe, the assistant director of the Counseling Center at Xavier University of Louisiana. “Instead of challenging your fears, you give in to them.”
Several Xavier students shared their thought on the fear of success also. Detroit, Mich., native Robin Dillard says that she thinks fear of success is the fear that one will not succeed. “I think it’s the fear of becoming too big,” says the junior political science major. “It’s the fear of not being able to handle the responsibility of success.”
Junior English major Zakiya Farris has a similar thought. “I think it’s fear of reaching a point or doing something that you feel you can’t handle,” she stated.
“I think it’s being afraid of taking risks and going to the next level in a business sense,” says Marvelous Miles, a junior mass communication major. “As a result you don’t put forth enough effort.”
Senior English major Raquel Franklin thinks that fear of success is being afraid to disappoint people or being afraid of losing their success. “Usually people who are successful are
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