"Tough times never last, only tough people last."-Demi Demi
Growing up means realizing that a lot of your friends arn't really friends.
Persistence is like titration. The more you continue striving, the closer you are to the end result/neutralization/ long-term success.
" If you want to make the world a better place you better look at yourself and then make a change."- Michael Jackson
There is no 1 way to success. Some paths may take longer to reach the end goal than others, just like eg. Hesses law.
"These days FAME is disconnected from EXCELLENCE."-Drake
It doesn't matter if people know you or not. We, on the grind sesh no matter what
"The only person you should compete with is the person you were yesterday." - Dr. Prem Jagyasi
This will overall make you a much happier person than only comparing yourself to people better than you at something as that can make you less confident about yourself