I heard the term CONSTANTLY from one of my first mentors and it goes like this, “People are more afraid of success then they ever are of failure.”
It sounded nice. I thought it made sense, but I didn’t fully “get it” at the time.
You see, I thought it made sense but at that particular time in my life I wasn’t testing myself to get my gift out to the market place. I wasn’t in a true position of entrepreneurship, you know that space of unlimited possibilities, the ultimate true display of MY work to others. It’s a naked, completely exposed feeling. It’s too hard to hide behind someone else when it’s all on my lap looking back at me saying – this is what you’ve made, others are to judge it, accept it, and/or reject it. I can’t blame or make some well meaning excuse that doesn’t translate anymore.
In other words, I can’t bullshit my way out of this paper bag anymore… F*CK!
Afraid of failing? No, I’m scared to shit that my gift will exceed the expectations of those who know me as my previous self (CHANGE/UNKNOWN) and I imagine you are too — Most of us have found a comfortable space to operate in that exists RIGHT BEFORE our true brillance lies. It’s a high level of operating but only the tip of the iceberg. Everything below that space is our TRUEST, BIGGEST, GREATEST work/self.
The most tragic epidemic of all time is that most people will go to their grave without exploring their great unknown. Their MIGHT.
Who taught us how to get our work, our art, our gift into the world?
