Cast your mind back to a time when you stopped yourself from doing something important. What was it that stopped you?

If you look lose enough you will notice the road block was based on fear, which can be the biggest barriers to progress towards your goals.

Fears tend to be subconscious, cleverly disguised as sensible caution.

With a little fine tuned awareness you can learn to distinguish fear from genuine, informed hesitation.

I have worked with 100's of successful women in leadership positions over the years, these are the five underlying fears that impede their progress, to varying degrees.