Talent, patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success
I was told by many when I was younger that I could be anything I wanted to be just like what many teachers and such will tell their students.
Some say the art of perfection is because of practice. Isn't practice about making enough 'failures' to learn what works and what doesn't anymore? Persevere, never give up and the prize will be sweet to the lips upon the first touch of victory.