You have to want it more than everyone else. Not just slightly more. Not just enough to talk about it. But with an obsession that borders on madness.
When others sleep, you work. When they complain, you adapt. When they celebrate small wins, you're already focused on the next challenge. When they quit because it hurts, you push through because giving up on what matters hurts even more.
This isn't about talent. Talent is overrated. This isn't about luck. This is about hunger. A hunger so deep it consumes you.
It's about wanting something so badly you'll sacrifice what others won't and endure what others can't.
There's a price. Relationships strain. People won't understand. You'll miss moments you can't get back. That's the test period.
If those obstacles stop you, you didn't want it enough. Someone else wanted it more. Someone else was willing to bleed more. To risk more.
Ask yourself, what are you willing to give up? What comfort can you sacrifice? What pain can you endure?
Success goes to the obsessed. To those who want it more than breathing.