People who always try to cut corners will never come close to realizing their full potential. You wonder how they do it, You look to see the knack You watch the foot in action, Or the shoulder or the back. So I chose work as the first cornerstone in the Pyramid of Success. I call it industriousness to make very clear it involves more than merely showing up and going through the motions. Many people who tell you they worked all day weren't really working very hard at all, certainly not to the fullest extent of their abilities.
Industriousness is the most conscientious, assiduous, and inspired type of work.
A willingness to, an appetite for, hard work must be present for success. Without it you have nothing to build on. You can work without being industrious, but you can not be industrious without work.