There was a time I felt very wronged earlier in my life. White hot anger. Didn’t sleep for two days anger. Not tossing and turning. Pacing in a room angry.
My greatest learning of my first decade in business: to endure hardship for a longer period of time before demanding a reward.
Nothing great happens on the first try.
It’s the 100th iteration that makes you dangerous and the ability to see out 2-99 to get there.
It’s what these guys who launch a new product/program/business every 6 months have yet to learn. They keep repeating the level until they beat the boss. The fortune is in the 43rd version of your first product. Not your 43rd new product.
I’ve made better work (now vs 10 years ago) not because I’ve gotten any smarter, I’ve just increased the delay with which I can wait before getting something back.