Redesign and Staging Business Fears Finale

Over the past couple of days we
have talked about fear and about how it can hold us back. It is hard to
believe that fear of success might be one of the things holding us back, but it
definitely happens. It might be as simple as the fear of the unkown – what
will success look and feel like when I get there? And when I get there, what if
it doesn’t make me happy?

Setting goals and
reaching them are a piece of what makes a person successful. But seldom do
the goals you set come only with positive outcomes – often there are negative
aspects that have to be addressed. If you have been avoiding working on a
goal because you actually might reach the goal, consider all of the positive
things that will come of reaching the goal as well as all of the negative
things. If the negative list outweighs the positive list, maybe the goal isn’t
worth pursuing after all.

We may also be
defining our goals based on what we think others think we should be doing.

For example, a lot of
people think that in order to be a successful designer you have to have a store
front and a staff. It took me a while to change my personal belief in what
defined a successful designer before I could take that goal off of my list. Had
I pursued and accomplished that goal – therefore making me successful – I would
have been very unhappy!

Fears tend to shrink when
fully examined. But fears that go unexamined often grow bigger which can
freeze you and keep you from taking action. Ask yourself – and fully
examine – "What will happen if I succeed?" By thinking about and
writing down the positives and negatives, you will probably uncover some
unanswered questions. This is good! Because leaving problems unacknowledged
can eat away at your subconscious, keeping you from the exact success you are
trying to achieve.

What will happen if
you reach that goal and succeed? If you get 3 new clients…. if your new ad makes your
phone ring off the hook…. if you make five $20,000 sales in a row….. Let
me know what goal you need to examine, and what you will do next!