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Love Your Career Podcast? Let us know!Episode 49: The Fear of Not Being Good Enough. As we come to the end of 2015, many of us make New Year’s resolutions – to get fit, lose weight, get that new job, relax more, smile more, have fun again. How many of us, year after year, let those resolutions slip within weeks? Why is this? I wonder if the reason is connected to our self-esteem? Ask yourself, “Do I deserve to be trim, taut and terrific? Do I deserve that new job? Do I deserve to be relaxed, to be able to smile, to have fun?” If you are hesitating, examine your self-esteem. Be honest with yourself. Fear that is connected to your self-esteem can affect everything you do in life. You may settle for a job that you hate and doesn’t pay enough because you think that you aren’t clever enough or strong enough to handle more responsibility. You may remain in a relationship that makes you unhappy because you think that you don’t deserve to be treated in such a way that makes you feel good about yourself.