I came up with a lot of entrepreneurs my age (and some older) doing about the same $ as me. Over time, I moved ahead. Never from brilliance but from consistent and compounding execution. Day in and day out. Over years. The reason it takes so long to learn is because consistency can’t be observed in a moment - just like it takes time to do - it takes time to see. You have to do it for a long time on faith before you see results and become a true believer. Then, you shout it from the rooftops. But it still takes time for it to be real for other people. And for many, they never learn it.