What are you afraid of?

Ever heard of the Jonah Complex?  Wikipedia describes it 'as the fear of success which prevents self-actualization, or the realization of one's potential. It is the fear of one's own greatness, the evasion of one's destiny, or the avoidance of exercising one's talents. Just as the fear of achieving a personal worst can motivate personal growth, the fear of achieving a personal best can also hinder achievement.'

Marianne Williamson, in  A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" Wrote, 

“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. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” 

Often we are well aware of those things that scare us externally not realising how much we are holding ourselves back internally, telling ourselves it's OK not to push for promotion; " I'm not that kind of person." Or our ideas are not good enough until, someone else comes along with that same idea and reaps the rewards. How are you preventing yourself from becoming all you can be today, what do you need to do to let your light shine?