Consistency of effort over the long run is everything - Angela Duckworth

With everything perfect," Nietzsche wrote, "we do not ask how it came to be." Instead, "we rejoice in the present fact as though it came out of the ground by magic.

Most of us become more conscientious, confident, caring, and calm with life experience.

Have a fierce resolve in everything you do." "Demonstrate determination, resiliency, and tenacity." "Do not let temporary setbacks become permanent excuses." And, finally, "Use mistakes and problems as opportunities to get better — not reasons to quit.