The Hidden Fear That Keeps Entrepreneurs Stuck {10.14.25}

The Goal Getter Guide with Jen Laffin

Ever wonder why you stall right when things start working?
You might not be afraid of failing — you might actually be afraid of succeeding.

In this episode, Jen Laffin unpacks one of the most overlooked mindset blocks in entrepreneurship: the fear of success. She explains how your primal brain — the part that’s wired to keep you safe, alive, and lazy — often mistakes success for danger because it means change, visibility, and responsibility.

When your brain equates growth with risk, it quietly steers you back to what feels familiar — what Jen calls your Comfort Cave.

This conversation will help you spot how fear of success hides behind perfectionism, procrastination, and over-preparing — and show you how to rebuild the self-trust needed to confidently expand into your next level.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What the fear of success really is — and why your brain sees it as a threat
• How it shows up in your business disguised as productivity or “getting ready”
• The identity shift success requires and why that can feel uncomfortable
• Four reflection questions to help you recognize if fear of success is keeping you stuck
• How to build capacity for success instead of trying to eliminate fear
• Why self-trust is the bridge between who you are now and who you’re becoming

Fear of success keeps capable entrepreneurs looping in maintenance mode — refining, preparing, and perfecting — instead of expanding.

When you understand that your hesitation isn’t laziness but protection, you can lead yourself through it instead of letting it lead you.

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