tupac recorded 501 songs, but only 2 became top ten hits. van gogh painted 2,100 paintings and only sold 1 while he was alive and it was 6 months before he died. sabrina carpenter released 67 songs and five albums over the course of 10 years before she had her big hit "espresso." glen powell spent 19 years trying to become an actor before "top gun: maverick" made him a star. 19 solid years. and connor story spent 8 years waiting tables and he was ready to quit acting for good. and the day he almost got fired, he got an email and he found out that he got the lead actor role in "heated rivalry," the biggest acquired hbo show in history. and you are giving up because you tried twice? or maybe 10 times? look, a winner is just a loser that tried one more time and that's just it winners lose more than losers even try.