Sometimes, the temptations to give up is always high especially when everything around seems discouraging but like you said staying idle is even worst because that moment one spends in idleness, another is using it to build himself and with time, those who failed to try would discover that others are doing same thing and are progressing while they are there in one spot.
We have so many advantages in this our era to fade, there are many opportunities on social media to change our lives but it depends on us. If we pursue our dreams regardless the lack of results, with time we would be among the winning team. No one got to the top overnight.
As in ehn... this is why we must always be up and doing. When we look at the grand scheme of things, we really don't have an excuse. We have to go after what we want, regardless of whatever it is that we're scared of. Or if it's all just laziness. We must all remember that.