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Being Scared of Success Page 2
By Anthony Douglas Gere
But given my talents, the stereotype of people like me, others portrayed a side of
me that was not true. Now maybe peer pressure or buying into the hype drove me
to stray a few times, but doing that hurt me more than you could ever imagine, for I
was not true or happy within myself. What hurt the most is me letting myself down,
not being strong enough within and giving in to something I knew wasn't me. Now
some can call it a lack of maturity, growing pains, a bad choice or decision or
some other cop out, but I was self destructing because deep down I didn't want to
succeed. Sports were easy to me, I was naturally gifted to excel in my sport of
choice, but it was not in my mind, heart and soul. It was not my passion.
I'm a creative person that uses the left side of his brain. I enjoy the process of
building and figuring out a better way because it can help others, not just entertain
some. Since I grew up around money, I never appreciated it, and felt the barter
system would be a better way because all would become involved. My mind
changed once I went to college, then the military and especially in corporate
America. That's when I understood the difference in deciding, and having others
decide for you. That's when the effort and ones desires came to play. I mean
people see bums and homeless on the street and think they grew up wanting
that life. Very few imagine the tragic things that they more than likely couldn't
handle, or the things out of their control that contributed greatly to their demise.
That's when the talk from my father came in to play, effort and ones desire to
never give up. Learn from the past, live in, not for the moment, but in it and
invest and prepare to the best of your ability for the future. Because if not you
will travel down a road of being scared of success.
Now yes, many view the term success differently and we all have are own
level of its definition. I say it is the one that is smart enough to figure out the
questions they have inside. Its not about this way or that way, but the way that
enlightens you to not only be a better person, but someone that can also do it
to others. I am now in love with a woman that makes me feel better than life its
self. I want it all with her and know in my heart she feels the same. She wants
success, but has never been allowed the pleasure of someone caring
enough to show her. And I'm no expert, though I feel my practice in its art
form is going in the proper direction. But together, maybe together we can
figure this thing out and the two of us become one. But I know for that to
happen, we both must not be scared of success.
By Anthony Douglas Gere
But given my talents, the stereotype of people like me, others portrayed a side of
me that was not true. Now maybe peer pressure or buying into the hype drove me
to stray a few times, but doing that hurt me more than you could ever imagine, for I
was not true or happy within myself. What hurt the most is me letting myself down,
not being strong enough within and giving in to something I knew wasn't me. Now
some can call it a lack of maturity, growing pains, a bad choice or decision or
some other cop out, but I was self destructing because deep down I didn't want to
succeed. Sports were easy to me, I was naturally gifted to excel in my sport of
choice, but it was not in my mind, heart and soul. It was not my passion.
I'm a creative person that uses the left side of his brain. I enjoy the process of
building and figuring out a better way because it can help others, not just entertain
some. Since I grew up around money, I never appreciated it, and felt the barter
system would be a better way because all would become involved. My mind
changed once I went to college, then the military and especially in corporate
America. That's when I understood the difference in deciding, and having others
decide for you. That's when the effort and ones desires came to play. I mean
people see bums and homeless on the street and think they grew up wanting
that life. Very few imagine the tragic things that they more than likely couldn't
handle, or the things out of their control that contributed greatly to their demise.
That's when the talk from my father came in to play, effort and ones desire to
never give up. Learn from the past, live in, not for the moment, but in it and
invest and prepare to the best of your ability for the future. Because if not you
will travel down a road of being scared of success.
Now yes, many view the term success differently and we all have are own
level of its definition. I say it is the one that is smart enough to figure out the
questions they have inside. Its not about this way or that way, but the way that
enlightens you to not only be a better person, but someone that can also do it
to others. I am now in love with a woman that makes me feel better than life its
self. I want it all with her and know in my heart she feels the same. She wants
success, but has never been allowed the pleasure of someone caring
enough to show her. And I'm no expert, though I feel my practice in its art
form is going in the proper direction. But together, maybe together we can
figure this thing out and the two of us become one. But I know for that to
happen, we both must not be scared of success.