One of the first things I learned good about myself is that I'm not stubborn, I'm tenacious

I keep trying to make things work, all sorts of things, not just mental, thinking, feeling sorts of things. A lot of my success has come from my not giving up. . . and knowing that I don't give up!
I have a long quote I like and the gist is, "The happy ending can't come in the middle of the story". So, whenever I'm worried, I ask myself, "Are you happy right now?" and the answer usually comes back, "No" so, I know I
get to keep working on whatever it is until I'm successful. You can't lose before the finish line!