Released on = December 16, 2005, 1:16 pm

Press Release Author = Living On The Up Beat, LLC

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = Everyone wants success. We all love the idea of making a
lot of money, having respect, and being the center of attention. Or so we say. In
fact, while we talk about the pleasures of success, when it comes to the crunch,
millions of Americans get cold feet and start looking for excuses to avoid being in
the spotlight and keep their safe anonymity instead of facing the challenges of
having all eyes on them.

Press Release Body = FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

\"I meet lots of people who tell me they want to be successful, and they get all
excited about what they will do with the money they want to make,\" says Andrea Rains
Waggener, the Up Beat Life Advisor, whose website, http://www.waggener-books.com
provides books, articles, and other resources for living an up beat and successful
life. \"But I also see huge numbers of these people fail to take action in their
lives not because they can\'t do what they need to to be successful but because
they\'re just scared to step up--even though they know they\'ll love it when they
finally reach their goal. They suffer from what I call \'successphobia,\' a fear of
having the financial, personal, and professional success they want.\"

The five signs of \"successphobia\" are:

1. Making lists of to dos that never getting around to doing them.

2. Continually setting goals but never achieving them.

3. Talking about what\'s wanted instead of taking action to get it.

4. Owning bookshelves full of advice on how to make money but having a paltry bank
balance.

5. Possessing great talent but never getting around to using it.

Successphobia isn\'t the same as procrastination. It\'s having the intention to do
something now but allowing the fear of responsibility to prevent someone who wants
success from doing what they need to do to get it.

\"Everyone gets butterflies in their belly when they think about suddenly being the
one that everyone is focused on,\" says Andrea. \"For those who let those butterflies
stop them from taking action to get what they want, I can show them how to develop
some inner qualities that will help them put those fears behind them and go for
their dreams.\"

Andrea\'s book, Healthy, Wealthy & Wise--52 Life-changing Lessons for the 21st
Century, provides a detailed discussion of 52 inner qualities, how those qualities
can improve life, and how to develop them. A list of the qualities, as well as an
excerpt from the book can be seen at Andrea\'s website,
http://www.waggener-books.com.

Contact Andrea Rains Waggener at (360) 581-4085 or e-mail her at
theupbeat@coastaccess.com for more insights into this topic. Andrea has been
featured in Fitness, Shape, and Diane magazines. She's been a guest on Pacific
Northwest TV's Northwest Afternoon and Being In Seattle, as well as on several radio
talk shows. More information about Andrea\'s books and articles, along with Andrea\'s
inspiring blog, can be found at tp://www.waggener-books.com.

Web Site = http://www.waggener-books.com

Contact Details = Andrea Rains Waggener