Why Success Can Be So Scary

We don’t usually think of success as something to fear. It’s supposed to be the goal, the win, the finish line we’ve been crawling toward for years.

For many high performers, pain has been the fuel. We’re used to proving something to someone, somewhere (even if that someone is a ghost from the past or never existed at all).

When that external motivator is gone, we have to recalibrate.