765. How to Overcome Fear of Success in Your Product Business
The Product Boss with Jacqueline Snyder
Jacqueline Snyder
4.8 • 963 Ratings
🗓️ 23 July 2026
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Could the biggest obstacle to your next level be the version of yourself you're holding onto? In this episode, I answer a question that many entrepreneurs think but rarely say out loud... what if you're actually afraid of succeeding? I talk about why this fear is more common than you think, how it creates invisible ceilings in your business, and share a mindset exercise to help you become the CEO your growing business needs. Tune in to start becoming the version of yourself your next level is waiting for.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
00:00 What if you're not afraid of failure… but success?
02:30 Why fear of success is more common than most entrepreneurs realize.
03:30 How success changes your identity, responsibilities, and role as CEO.
04:45 What's the difference between being capable of more and being willing to hold more?
06:15 The "Bigger You Inventory" exercise for your next level.
07:45 The breakthrough that helped one founder grow to a $2 million business.
09:45 3 shifts in thinking to help you move beyond fear of success.
10:30 This week's challenge to step into your next-level self.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, I'm Jacqueline Snyder and I'm the host of the product boss podcast. And this is a dear |
| 0:05.4 | Jacqueline episode. The place where I answer the questions you've been afraid to ask anyone else |
| 0:10.0 | about your product business and the life you're actually trying to build around it. |
| 0:14.6 | Today's episode is for the woman who has been quietly asking herself a question. She's not |
| 0:19.2 | sure she wants the answer to. What if she is not |
| 0:23.1 | afraid of failing? What if she's actually afraid of succeeding? So in 20 years of doing this work |
| 0:29.2 | with more than 100,000 women in product businesses, fear of success is one of the most common |
| 0:36.0 | things I see and almost no one will admit it out loud. |
| 0:39.7 | And we're going to talk about why it's logical, why it shows up most for women who are closest to their next level, and what to actually do with this week. |
| 0:51.1 | So let's get into it. |
| 0:53.6 | Hi, I'm Jacqueline Snyder, and this is the product boss |
| 0:56.8 | podcast. I've helped launch and grow thousands of product-based businesses, even one of my own. And over |
| 1:02.1 | the last 20 years, I've seen behind the scenes of businesses just like yours, whether they are makers, |
| 1:07.6 | manufacturers, artists, or food and beverage businesses, I have spent so many |
| 1:11.7 | hours studying it all. I've discovered what makes them successful, what mistakes they could have |
| 1:15.6 | avoided. How did they turn their ideas into successful business? And what are the strategies |
| 1:20.3 | that they have used to make more sales and be discovered by more customers? And this is what |
| 1:25.2 | this show is all about. Whether you're just starting out or you're |
| 1:28.0 | looking to become a million dollar product boss, I'm here to give you the permission to chase your |
| 1:32.4 | dreams, no matter how big or small. All you need is the right mindset, a little courage, strategy, |
| 1:37.5 | and support, and you too can be the next million dollar product boss. Let's do this. |
| 1:49.5 | Here's the question that came in dear jaclain what if i'm not afraid of failing what if i'm afraid of succeeding so real quick before i answer this if you want me |
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