Afraid of Heights

     I have often heard people admit to being afraid to fail however, I have never heard anyone admit to being afraid to succeed. Have you? Everyone sets the highest life goals for themselves, everyone has dreams of becoming the best at something, everyone plans to be great, powerful, influential, and all around successful. No one plans to fail, right? Wrong?

     There are some who say they want to be successful, they can rattle off elaborate plans about how prosperous they see themselves in their future, but the truth is, on the inside there is a whole other conversation taking place. This inner dialogue of self-doubt says things like “you don't deserve to be successful, it's too hard, it will take too long, If you do by chance become successful you will never maintain that success, and who are you to be great?”

    Some people plan to fail because they really don't believe they have what it takes to reach their fullest potential. They don't believe that they are worthy or strong enough to reach the finish line. In some cases, they may reach the finish line and after putting in all the hard work it took to get there they intentionally sabotage themselves. People sabotage themselves because they realize they are afraid of heights. They are afraid of being on top because they are so used to being on the bottom. Some people are uncomfortable being in the place they once claimed to deserve. This is why we must be brutally honest with ourselves, we must ask ourselves the hard questions and have the audacity to respond with honest answers. If you are afraid of heights, self sabotage is not the answer. Remember, exposure and immersion aids In overcoming the fear of anything.