Change your attitude in order to influence the circumstances.

The French cartographer Nicolas Thomas Baudin was appointed in 1801 to lead an expedition to the coasts of Australia to establish a precise map of those places. In 1802, the naturalists debarked on the shores of Australia, and had stocked themselves with numerous plants and shells. But, surprise. This stay was very short.

Everybody considered Baudin a very brave captain, willing to defy any risk to achieve all objectives. Even so, the legend says that he got so frightened by the croak of the australian frogs that he raised the anchor in a hurry, and fled away, never ever coming back there again.

A legend is a legend, and we don't know if it is true. However, there is something to learn from it: if we are not 100% determined in our actions, and if we are not ready to face new challenges, we can't achieve our goals.

We live in a society where everyone wants to get everything in a short time, and at an easy rate. For this reason, many individuals quickly take all sorts of steps in order to achieve the most incredible goals, but at the appearance of the first obstacle, they are ready to give up. Are they so determined and valuable to achieve their goals by all costs? I don't think so. Nobody gets a resounding success only by starting a journey; the success is gained only by those reaching its end, namely the determined, courageous and the persistent ones. If Baudin would truly have been a good leader, he would have defeated his impulse of giving up. Even so, he was not exactly a true leader, but a good cartographer. It is a big difference.

Confront your fears.

Just as a writer must have a current interest in his work – and so you must make a lot of interest in to accomplish your mission, fulfilling your role with as much diligence.

The truth is that even the most worthy leaders have their fears. Even so, they don't let fear take over. With each new challenges faced, they gain more courage to achieve their goals. In other words, only if you are open to new and changes, and only if you give your best you will be able to get where the reluctant and skeptics fail.

John Maxwell said: “Don’t change your circumstances to improve your life - change yourself to improve your circumstances.” Without a doubt, you have to confront your fears, and to gain more self-confidence in your own strength if you want to achieve your goals. Moreover, you should hurry, because as time passes, things are evolving and changing fast, the obstacles are multiplying as you advance toward the proposed goal, and thus your mission becomes more difficult.

Do you really want to achieve your goals? If yes, then make sure you look just forward, and do not ever beat a retreat.
Good luck!