Some things work and some things don't. There is almost always another way to get where you want to go. Don't keep trying to open a locked door. - James Clear

If you keep showing up, you'll almost certainly break through — but probably not in the way you expected or intended. You need enough persistence to keep working and enough flexibility to enjoy success when it comes in a different form than you imagined.

Suffering drives progress.- The source of all suffering is the desire for a change in state. This is also the source of all progress. The desire to change your state is what powers you to take action.
With craving, we are dissatisfied but driven. Without craving, we are satisfied but lack ambition.

Earning more money increases freedom.

Spending less than you earn reduces stress.