Change is hard. Period.

The journey from the reality that we know, which is concrete, to some new reality that we haven’t yet experienced can just plain SUCK.

Uncertainty, fear, frustration, worry make ANY change difficult. But in the effort to create career and business success according to what we most value and desire, these challenges can seem more intense than in other realms of change.

It tends to feel like there’s more on the line when we endeavor to make professional shifts as compared to, say, changing your workout routine. Anxiety seems to be amplified when we start to weigh the risks and benefits of being more deliberate and purposeful about our career direction. We can start to worry that every word, thought, or action that’s different from what we’re used to could spell the bitter end of our advancement. Fear about loss of income can blind us completely into thinking that the burnout we experience is just par for the course.

All of that messiness notwithstanding many of us will still stand up and claim that we have to do something about our career success. We will embark on steps like those that we covered in Success Surge Tips #1, #2, and #3. And even as we are proactive and creating momentum, uncertainty, fear, frustration and worry can fester under the surface of our effort and desire to change.

Luckily, we have the ability to look at and address in a productive way the source of those nagging challenges that can threaten our achievement of the success we are capable of.

Tip #4 is all about standing up to and addressing that under-the-surface fear, frustration, and worry through investment. Specifically, what I call “TERM” investments.

The focus here is on the ways that we stall ourselves by not making the level of investment in four key areas that are the tipping point in actually achieving vs. just dreaming about the success we want.

Adding Tip #4 to close out this spring’s Success Surge, allows you to exert direct influence and to follow through on the initiative you took to create success on your terms.

As with any investment, there is an element of risk in “TERM” investments AND there is a probability of return. What’s your upside potential? And what will you do to realize it?

Happy spring! Happy success!