Those who achieve greatness don’t sit on the sidelines watching others. The greatest achievements are not made by wallflowers sitting back and waiting for others to do things. It is those individuals that act boldly, and to use the line from Star Trek, and go where no other has gone before, that earn the respect of others and get the most rewards. To achieve success, you must be brave and and you must be bold.

You’ll be more recognized and will stand out as someone who makes things happen and gets things done. You must never be afraid to take a risk and step outside of your comfort zone with a spirit of boldness and adventure. Being brave and bold means you thrive under pressure. You take risks and actions that meeker people are simply too afraid to attempt. And because you do, you’ll reach the upper echelon of success that is reserved for the brave and the bold.

Boldness is developed by being determined to live bravely, and never letting fear prevent you from taking on the big projects, the difficult projects, the goals everyone says you are crazy to attempt. Being bold means you more forward for what you believe in.

I believe everyone has an inner warrior inside, and that you can develop your warrior’s edge to be brave and bold in the face of adversity, challenges, and even dangerous situations and emergencies. Everyone can overcome mediocrity, fears, and timidity to stand boldly and take action for what is right, for those goals that will improve yourself, for those things that will help humanity and allow you to achieve greater success.

You must tell yourself that you have the ability to dare to do whatever your greatest desires and dreams are leading you toward. You must find the inner courage to stand out from the crowd when it is the right thing to do. Just as a warrior must strike when an opening appears in his opponent’s defenses, you must seize every initiative to move forward and achieve greatness. If you don’t, opportunity will pass you by, and you will be just as dead as the warrior who hesitates and loses in mortal combat.

Ask yourself right now, “How will I be more brave and bold?” Determine what you have wanted to try, but have held back out of fear and timidness. Commit right now to taking one brave and bold action toward an unrealized goal this week. Commit right now to discovering your warrior’s edge and living a life where you are both brave and bold.