Nice post and in adding :To really be successful there are two positions which should constantly be calculated 1- know where you are 2- know where you want to get to. If any of this two is misconcepted , then the road map to being successful get shattered. Not giving up has always being one of the top list motivational topic but it could only be accompanied successfully if we are not on the wrong track to our vision. One of the great things about living in today's world of abundance and opportunity is that almost everything you want to do has already been done by someone else and left clues in form of books, manual ,video ,seminars and workshops .
When you take advantage of this information , you'll discover that life is simply a connect the dots game and all the dots have already been identified and organized by someone else.