Starting from zero can be a gift. If you don't have much to begin with, you don't have much to lose. You can be bold when you aren't trying to prot… - James Clear

Your first task is to find what feels effortless to you.

Your second task is to put maximum effort into it.

The challenge for anyone interested in making progress is to simultaneously have
(1) the confidence to go after what you want and
(2) the humility to accept who you are right now and
(3) the willingness to build skills that bridge the gap between 1 and 2.

Water never complains, but always pushes back. Always.

Drop a boulder in front of a stream and the water will simply flow around it, taking whatever opening the landscape will give or—when nothing is offered—patiently building up its resources until it rises to a height where a new gap is found.

Persist like water. When an obstacle is placed in front of you, find your way around or gather your resources until a new opportunity reveals itself.