Fear - Silent But Crippling . . .

I.A.M. Resumes -  http://www.IAMresumes.net
By: Carolyn Lee, CPRW, CEIP

It is that doubtful inner voice that can be crippling for some and a motivator for others.  On the negative side of this word, individuals are taking their inner fear and allowing it to spill over into other aspects of their life. That is where the crippling portion comes into play. It influences their career, relationships, stifles their successful growth to reach self-actualization. Unfortunately, they can proceed through life never realizing what is silently holding them hostage. It is with awareness when positive results will be created, and eventually confidence will follow, opening paths that will develop into an exciting adventure.

The opposite side of this is when fear becomes a motivator. Some individuals need that extra push that assists them into excelling, but all the while the real reason for this is not understood. In fact, it is less understood because the individual is successful. Why fix what is not broken? Or, should you?

I tend think that it is important to understand why we are motivated, or why we are not motivated and to learn what is holding us back. Is it an abusive past, negative past relationships, negative experiences with co-workers, lacking coping skills, carrying the burden of past experiences unable to move past this, the fear of success and what might happen once in the unknown and out of the comfort zone, is it negative comments that play over and over in your mind? 

Not everything is negative, so perhaps you were never taught the skills to build confidence and to be successful. These are building blocks of your future and this is something that you acquire over time. There are too many scenarios to mention, but one thing is for certain, to go from Point A to Point B you need to have a thorough understanding of where you have been and where you would like to go.

The wonderful thing about this, is that you do not have to go through this alone. There are support systems to assist, consultants in specific fields (i.e. career, life) that can help work through these situations with you to promote awareness and move beyond the fear.

With understanding we create awareness. With awareness it will lead to solutions, the solutions will lead to accomplishments, and through the implementation of planning it will lead to success. Soon going from Point A to Point B will bring a sense of freedom.