Emotional support for your success is important. It's natural to want encouragement from the important people in your life.
If you're feeling a lack of enthusiasm and emotional support from significant others, family, friends and loved ones the question becomes what's making them unhappy and/or uncomfortable with your success? Let's start with the quiz.
1. When you achieve a goal or receive recognition for something you've been working hard to achieve, do family and friends sincerely celebrate the victory with you?
Yes No
2. Do loved ones and friends value your time and energy?
Yes No
3. If you're not able to do everything for everyone else as soon as they want it done, do you begin hearing subtle, and sometimes not so subtle, messages of guilt and negativity?
Yes No
4. When it comes to taking care of themselves, is your family fairly independent and self-sufficient?
Yes No
5. Do family members, friends and co-workers freely and sincerely give words of encouragement?
Yes No
6. Sometimes, does it seem like your family does negative things just to get your attention?
Yes No
7. Do you hear things like, "You never have time for me anymore?"
Yes No
8. Have you ever heard, "What makes you think you're smart enough to do that?"
Yes No
9. Do you ever receive back-handed compliments?
Yes No
10. Can you quickly name five people who unselfishly support your dreams of success?
Yes No
If you answered "Yes" to three or more of these questions - someone may be uconsciously or even consciously undermining your success.
I suggest you read my article Is Someone Undermining Your Success on the BellaOnline.com Self Development Site.
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**If you believe you may have an emotional or physical condition, you should consult a health care professional for diagnosis, help and treatment. This article is not intended to give medical or emotional advice. It is for entertainment purposes only.**
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