Self-Sabotage & Breaking Negative Patterns · Fear of Success
Stepping Into My Potential
Moving Through Fear to Build the Life You've Been Avoiding
Section 1 | Taking Honest Stock
Before moving forward, look back clearly.
The area of my life where I have played the smallest
The goal or dream I keep circling but never fully commit to
What I have told myself to justify not fully going for it
Fear of success has cost me:
Section 2 | Reframing My Fear of Success
Fear → Reframe
Fear: If I succeed, people will expect more from me. → My reframe:
Fear: Success will change who I am. → My reframe:
Fear: If I succeed and then fail, it will be devastating. → My reframe:
Fear: My success will make others feel bad or left behind. → My reframe:
Fear: I don't deserve this level of success. → My reframe:
My own fear: My reframe:
Section 3 | Building Tolerance for Success
A small success I have already had that I minimized or brushed off
What it would feel like to fully let myself receive that success
Practices that can help me expand my capacity to hold success:
Section 4 | My Personalized Path Forward
Step 1 — Name It: The specific goal I'm committed to pursuing despite my fear
Step 2 — Face It: The specific fear that has stopped me most, and my reframe
Step 3 — Shrink It: The smallest possible first action I can take this week
Step 4 — Prepare for It: How I will handle discomfort when success starts to feel real
Step 5 — Protect It: Who or what will support me when fear tries to pull me back
Section 5 | Claiming My Potential
The fullest version of me — the one who stopped playing small — is someone who:
What I want to look back and know I had the courage to try
I acknowledge that fear of success has held me back. I choose to move toward my potential — not because the fear is gone, but because what I'm building matters more than what I'm afraid of.