Sometimes you need to do something...and while you really do want to do it...you fear the backlash, the consequences, the results...of your actions. As you sit and consider whether to do what needs to be done, or to leave it undone, you must ask yourself....
If you do the thing that you think you need to do, will the worst possible consequences put you in a worse position than you're in now, or can things really only get better? Not to suggest that, if the worst possible result is worse than the present situation, that you automatically choose not to act. Because there may only be a .5% chance of that happening. But seriously weighing possible consequences against the current situation is most definately a good idea.
But then, when it really comes down to it, people will base their decision on whether or not they really want to do the thing they think they need to do. Because if you didn't want to do it in the first place, you won't, no matter how badly it needs to be done. And if you did want to do it, most people will do it, consequences be damned.
Know what I mean?