Everyone gets their rough day. No one gets a free ride. Today, so far, I had a good day. I got a dial tone. Inside myself is a place where I live alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up.
Failure is usually the line of least persistence.
It's like magic. Should-haves solve nothing. It's the next thing to happen that needs thinking about. Skill is fine, and genius is splendid, but the right contacts are more valuable than either. Anything worth doing is worth doing right.