Ask any successful athlete and they will tell you that they made a decision, at some point long ago, that they would never allow anyone or anything stand in the way of their success. They recognize that success and failure is determined in the long run by the strength of your will and conviction to hang on when others bail out. Manage and control fear. Can't decide Have a game plan. All of these are things that a person allows to happen to them, or are things that do happen to them due to the lack of activity.
Winners move forward at consistent pace.
Even during a set back, winners control their thoughts and actions and do not allow some one or something else control them. When self-doubt and discouragement knock on the door, losers not only open the door and let them in, they get them something to eat, prop their feet up and sit waiting to be told what to do. Winners, on the other hand, will say hello to self-doubt and discouragement, reach out and grab it by the throat and choke the life out of it. Having cleaned house of all the bad thoughts, winners can then move forward towards their bigger goals. You control your will.