Perseverance...

I used to think that perseverance was just about working harder, but I’ve come to realise that perseverance is actually just hard work.

And what’s the difference ?

Well, if you’re already working hard, working harder is a just a route to burnout and frustration, whereas understanding that to achieve something special simply takes a lot of hard work reminds us that it’s not intensity that’s important, but patience.

You can have anything you want if you are willing to put in the hard work and persevere - but it’s going to take as long as it takes…