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Your Hidden Poison Inside You now

What are some things that hold people back from being successful?  originally appeared on  Quora  -  the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights . Answer  by  Rebecca Massey ,  who quit a 'safe, reliable' full-time job to be a writer , on  Quora : When I quit full-time work to spend more time writing, the number one thing people told me was "That's awesome!" The number two thing -- and it was a  very  close second: "I could never do something like that," and its common variant, "I want to do something like that, but..." Not very long ago--less than two years ago-- I never could have done something like this, either.  What changed? What made the difference? The problem isn't money, or know-how, or knowledge, and for most people, it also isn't time. The problem is fear. Fear that you'll fail . Fear that everyone will think you're stupid or crazy. Fear of the dif