Why Does Success Scare Most People?

Years ago I wrote a book for my community members about how to be Successful in Internet Marketing, it’s not one of those …Do this and do that type books it’s more of a this is the mindset you need to succeed type book. (You’ll find it in one of the community posts, it’s called I Can)

One of the sections talks about how people are afraid to actually try things.

What puzzles me is when do people start to get scared of failure?

In the book I tell a story about the first …and only aeroplane I ever built.

It must have taken me 2 months or so to get the bits I needed and it involved a lot of sneaking around building sites when there was no one there. (Did I mention I was probably 7 or 8 at the time?)

Anyway, I finally got everything I needed to build my plane … mostly long wooden planks and my sisters roller-skates for the undercarriage. I had also built a long ramp and it was ready to go on it’s maiden flight. It couldn’t fail.

I remember I didn’t have a flying helmet so I made one out of an old plastic ball I had… eat your heart out Mcguyver !

5 – 4 -3 chocks away – 2 – we started to roll down the ramp 1 – Fly you, bugger Fly

Did you know you have a tailbone and you can break it?

Can you believe it didn’t fly? ..I was shocked once I came around.

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I didn’t really learn my lesson as I’ve spent most of my adult life trying to get various motorcycles that I maintained myself around a track. The point is stuff we do is supposed to be dangerous and scary it’s one of the reasons we evolved. What would have happened if our ancestors had decided that rubbing 2 sticks together and making fire was a bad idea because it might cause a few burns?

What would have happened if they looked out of the cave and thought that hunting a mammoth was dangerous so it’s probably not a good idea to do it.

Ok back to reality now.

When was the last time that someone created an email list and got horribly injured? When was the last time a Blog went feral and hunted down it’s creator?

Internet marketing isn’t dangerous, it won’t hurt you. You’ll either not achieve anything or you’ll suddenly find you are successful and you can change your lifestyle to one you want. The more you do, the more chances you have of being successful

Come on! Show some of that pioneer spirit. The majority of my readers are from the US , UK and Australia . 150 years ago, think what your ancestors were up to … travelling across continents looking for new lands and opportunities, making a living with their own hands, being adventurous … what are you planning to do tonight? Watch the Biggest loser? (is that still a TV show?)

So what are you going to do? Sit at home watching TV or take a leap into the unknown?

Stop putting things off, find one thing you are a bit dubious or scared of doing and just do it… Now, … don’t put it off any longer… do it.

Build a list

Create a product

Do a Video and post it on YouTube

Ask someone for an interview

Make a personal blog

Whatever you do, do something….. Make your Ancestors proud!

Share what you are going to do in the comments … I seriously am interested!

Challenge One… come join the community if you haven’t done that yet, if you have, make a post and introduce yourself or tell us what you are going to do outside your comfort zone this week

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