That is totally true. There is no substitute to hardwork and persistence.
I remember once my mentor who is a millionaire said
You have to work really hard that every day you are working like 16 hours otherwise you are not justifying with your life,time and abilities.
Hey, I just made my post about my bucketlist and I think it would be really interesting to know about the bucket list of other people and about their goals or adventures they want to do in life. I would like to interview you and publish about yours too with my little surprise touch. Let's connect through discord, my handle is @suf1an and discuss over there.