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walk, one step at a time, and then walk confidently, then run triumphantly. It's the law of nature. We ought to push harder each time. Not necessarily to the point of exhaustion. Just remember you are not running a marathon. Set your goal just that bit higher, but realistically achievable by your own standard.
During his primary school year five, my son Lee was one of five students being selected to do a short film animation project; using plastercine as a medium. It was to be entered into a short film festival initiated by Panasonic; for students of varying age groups.

On the first day of their session, three boys turned up. By the last day of the first week, he was the last boy to remain.
So for two school terms, under the supervision of his art teacher, Mr Bamford, Lee slaved away each afternoon after school. I would bring his afternoon tea, along with his little sister, to their art room. His entry, Noah's Art, was an equal winner of two entries in their age group.
Like Steven Bradbury, Lee was the last man standing, slow but constant. And both certainly got their rewards in the end.

Persistence and know how. Resist the idea of giving up too easily. No pain no gain. Athletes have this incredible drive to achieve their utmost best. Okay, nobody expects you to live on meager means while training or working hard for hours on end daily, year in year out, for a gold medal. But if you put in the hours, your reward will be there eventually. Try to adopt the idea of balancing work, rest and leisure. You definitely do not want to burn out before reaching your goals.
It is important to know what you're doing before setting to work. If you have done your research, you may never need to work at a break neck speed. Be time efficient. I have seen people who look extremely busy, but achieve almost nothing. Beating around the bush is a total waste of time and energy. On the other hand, do not cut corners either, for you'll pay the penalty eventually.
In my line of work, we once received a delivery of substantial amount of sparkling brut drinks with disastrous result. The wine bottles are packed twelve in a carton. For this delivery, six stories high of twelve cartons were packed onto a pallet with, wait for it, three broken wooden slats at its base. A pallet is constructed of ten wooden slats on top and further ten on the base, separated by four wooden bearers. Coincidently, the pallet full of wine made it to the delivery truck, survived the four hour journey from the winery

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