S:1508 Great Fear: Of Being Ridiculed
(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) This one can sting. Think back to your teenage years. Teenagers want to fit in. Be accepted by their peers. Stand out, even. So we had a particular sensitivity to being seen as less-than. (I realize your personal journey may have been one in which you […]
S:1447 Great Fear: Of Not Being Appreciated
(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) When was the most recent time you were verbally appreciated? When was the most recent time you told someone you appreciated them? Appreciation is major mojo, big energy, life affirming, attractive and, quite frequently, rare. It was difficult for me to affirm others because my cup […]
S:1435 Great Fear: Of Being Changed
(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) Change. The mere word brings up a shudder in some when THEY are being required to change. Change elsewhere? That’s fine. But when the outside wants/requires/demands they change, the hackles go up. Why is that? In large measure it’s because the outside is interfering with perhaps […]
S:1425 Great Fear: Of Being Unlucky
(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) The Great Fears category of S3MCs is not large. By definition ‘Great’ should rightly be a small subset of Fears in general. And admittedly Being Unlucky is only on the cusp of being a Great Fear … unless you have it! People who ponder and worry […]
S:1412 Great Fear: Of Danger
(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) Fearing Danger? Well of course, seems too obvious to make it to Great Fear status, doesn’t it? It’s listed here because it holds a great secret. When you think of personal danger what do you first notice about it? How danger feels, maybe about your physical […]
S:1401 Great Fear: Of Not Knowing
(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) Of all the Great Fears defined in these S3MCs this one is unusual in that it’s not only good to recognize it, but maybe never resolve it! Instead, use it to your benefit. To unconsciously fear you don’t know something can be unsettling. It’s like ‘they’ […]
S:1374 Great Fear: Of Failing In The Eyes Of Others
(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) Just about everyone likes to be thought well of by others. May not need it, but probably like it. And on the other hand few people enjoy being seen as a failure. Now the word failure has countless definitions – one person’s failure may be another’s […]
S:1341 Great Fear: Of Feeling I’m Not Enough
(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) Having a feeling of “I’m Not Enough” sucks. It sucks energy, enthusiasm, direction, it slowly sucks the life spirit out of you. That’s why we fear the feeling. If you see this Great Fear show up in your life, the first step, the most important and […]
S:1327 Great Fear: Of Not Getting Out In Time
(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) This Great Fear can hide in plain sight, like Poe’s Purloined Letter, and with as devastating an effect. If any part of this Fear resides in you then you’re always at risk of being in its control. All fears restrict us somewhat, but this one bites […]
S:1303 Great Fear: Of Success
(Great fears are barriers to experiencing your real life.) This has been a popular topic for years, but it’s one I’ve never really bought into. The reason is Fear of Success is nearly always fronting for one or more other issues. A fear of ‘the other shoe dropping’ is common, a euphemism for expecting to […]