Try and try again until you have tried enough

The bible says in the book of Proverbs , paraphrased, "A righteous man falls and gets up seven times"

It means even though a person fails , he would try again to succeed. It does not mean he keeps on trying till eternity.

He must be a realist. He must know his own strength and weaknesses.

For example, if a person does not have extraordinary ability in singing, he should not keep trying to succeed in this field. He should divert his focus to the field which he excels in.

In this competitive world of ours, pure effort is just not enough. One must be naturally-talented in a particular field in order to do well.

Being hard-headed and ignorant of reality would only waste a person's time , energy and focus if he keeps dwelling in something that he is not talented enough in.

If you are not sure about your natural ability, try talking to experts in the field that you want to venture into. They can tell you what it takes to be successful.

Then again, once in a blue moon, a totally talentless person can be lucky and have short-term success. But he would not last for long.

Thus, always know your strength and weaknesses and evaluate them against something that you are planning to venture into so that success would come sooner and long-lasting.