Successful people have the ability to resolve situations and make concise decisions, which lead them to a final goal or destination. To make these decisions and navigate their way through a maze of obstacles, they must trust their own judgment. Good judgment is subjective and requires discipline and control to achieve. Good judgment is not hindered by external influences, but allows individuals to behave in ways that are fulfilling for themselves and their situation. Individuals of this type maintain their behavior, separating themselves and recognizing how they are perceived and who they would like to be. Good judgment leads to a person who is in control, and control does not depend on anything. Michael De Montaigne describes in his essays how one can gain control over oneself while at the same time achieving a coherent whole. You are often influenced and criticized by your peers. Because of this constant speculation and concern for others, people turn mundane decisions into difficult, life-changing battles. Even in solitude, consciousness is a constant and dogmatic observer. Even the idea of ​​having to make a choice has turned into a tyrannical monster. To regain control, Montaigne advises people to look within. He proposes that people discipline themselves in “a back room of our own” (Montaigne 214) because “it would be madness to trust [oneself] if [one] does not know[one] how to govern [oneself]” (Montaigne 221). In solitude – “free from the violent clutches that engage” (Montaigne 216) – one must go so far in discipline that he “dares not stumble in your presence” (Montaigne 221). In this way, individuals respect their decision, trusting that it is the most advantageous and appropriate for the situation. Often division is another source of confusion, making it difficult for individuals to have authority in their own lives. People are torn between their own “businesses” and the “headaches…of our neighbors and friends” (Montaigne 215). In this regard, Montaigne discusses how one should comfortably detach oneself from earthly materials and allow oneself “to be a whole people” (Montaigne 221). Certainly one should find pleasures in having “a wife, children, possessions and above all health” (Montaigne 214); however, one must not be bound to any material so strongly that its “happiness depends on it” (Montaigne 214) or “they cannot be detached without tearing our skin and even some part of our flesh” (Montaigne 216). There is a tendency to give of oneself, so that portions of one's time and thoughts belong to others rather than to oneself.