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Do You Have a Fear of Success?

by Sean Croxton & Dr. Srini Pillay

Whoa!

A month ago, I wrote a blog about how I had been pondering what was going to be my next step in this endless journey of heath, wellness, and mindset.

In that blog I mentioned my desire to learn more about why we do (or not do) the things we do. Why do we long to reach out goals and objectives, only to sabotage ourselves time and time again?

In yet another case of serendipity (it happens quite a bit in my life), I was sent a book called Life Unlocked: 7 Revolutionary Lessons to Overcome Fear. Reading through Dr. Pillay’s book really blew my hair back. It was exactly what I had been looking for. Not only does he outline the reasons why our brains can be our worst enemies standing in the way of us reaching our mountaintops, but he describes the inner workings of the specific areas of the brain responsible for our many acts of sabotage.

The chapter that spoke to me the most was the one titled Fear of Success. I felt as if he had written it with me in mind! Over the last year or so (my whole life, maybe), I had wrestled with each of the reasons Dr. Pillay outlined for why so many of us fear success. They included:

* Fear of loneliness of success
* Fear of the disorientation of success
* Fear of the responsibility of success
* Fear of the unknown
* Fear of being unable to maintain the success
* Fear of losing our drive
* Fear of becoming prey
* Fear of losing our identity

I can put a checkmark after each and every one of those reasons. How about you?

Last Friday, I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Pillay on UW Radio. It was one of my favorite shows of all time. If you missed it, click HERE.

Check out the video below. It’s sure to resonate with a lot of people.

I encourage you to order Life Unlocked to learn the ways in which you can overcome your fears and live the life you were meant to live.

Sean Croxton
Author, The Dark Side of Fat Loss

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  1. Ashley

    I love this video! I will get his book right away. I have done seminars and
    read other books on this and am starting to succeed, but am having a lot
    of anxiety now that i was actually able to quit my job and just do my own
    Health entrepreneurial thing. Any suggestions for getting past the anxiety?

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