Tag: Marianne Williamson

On the fear of success

Today I’d like to share with you one of my favourite quotes:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.
– Marianne Williamson

I like this quote because it points to an important facet of the human experience:  While failing sucks and none of us want to experience it, succeeding is just downright terrifying.  I wonder how many of the people who never take any risks isn’t from a fear of failure, but a fear of success. Continue reading “On the fear of success”