Life’s greatest achievements are not accomplished by sitting idle, choosing comfort over discomfort, and looking the other way when challenges present themselves. Personal growth takes a certain kind of willingness and courage to confront that which we fear and put ourselves in positions of uncertainty. The thicket of doubt tempts us to go back the way we came and sometimes we listen. But such deviations need only be temporary. When we return to the thicket we arrive with renewed strength and clarity that pushes us closer to achieving what we first set out to do. When we persist, we persevere. When we persevere, we grow. When we grow, we live a life of achievement.