put the hours in.

"doing anything worthwhile takes forever. 90% of what separates successful people and failed people is time, effort, and stamina." this may seem obvious, but until you actually experience starting your own business this is hard to really understand.

this is just a short quote from a long post on how to be creative by hugh macleod.  he has some great advice from experience for people who are creative, in art, in business, or whatever.