Are You Fighting
Wrong Enemy? By Monty J. Sharp, Certified Comprehensive Coach http://www.workteamcoaching.com I read many articles weekly written by respected authors who give their impression of what holds people back from achieving success in life, business, whatever. The number one obstacle listed by most?
Fear.
Fear of failure. Fear of success. Fear of any or all of a dozen or more things - real or imagined. Fear, it would seem, is enemy we must conquer in order to reach "Promised Land" of our dreams and goals.
I respectfully disagree.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, "A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer."
Everyone has fears - even extraordinarily successful. In fact, fear can be a quite useful thing. Many times it keeps us from doing things that could prove harmful - or just downright stupid. So why then do some achieve their dreams while others do not? I believe secret lies in knowing right enemy to conquer.
You see, I do not believe that fear is real enemy, but rather what fear produces in us - that is real enemy we must conquer. What does fear produce in us that becomes enemy to our achievements and accomplishments?
-- A belief in "fundamental lie". The fundamental lie is that false assumption, misunderstanding or inaccurate life formula that dictates many of our thoughts and actions and, therefore, results. Our fear screams to us, "What if you fail?" The fundamental lie whispers, "You will fail. There's no use in trying." Our actions are based on what we believe as truth in moment.
-- Complacency. Quite simply stated, we settle for mediocre. The status quo. It has been said that before any meaningful change can occur, we must become wholly dissatisfied with status quo. Fear often produces in us a complacency that far outweighs our dissatisfaction with status quo, so we settle for less.
