I'm afraid of success. How can coaching help me?
Question:
How can coaching help me if I am afraid of success? If I stay at the bottom,
I can mingle in a socially secure environment, but if I let out all my talents
… whoa!
- Lena, 59, social worker and preschool teacher, Gothenburg.
Carina answers:
A coach can help you put your finger on just what it is that happens when
you start to “succeed”. What are your afraid of? What would you gain by
overcoming your fear? Do you want it badly enough to try? As an alternative,
you can try to find out why you are afraid to succeed. Perhaps this has
to do with some earlier failures in your life which you have taken quite
hard. In that case, I suggest you contact a therapist.