Tenacity is the most important trait for building a company.

A few years back, I was naive. I thought I was smart and creative, so it should be easy to start my own company and build a business. I was so wrong. I knew what I needed to do, but I didn’t have the determination to keep doing what needed to be done, day in day out. Results take time. If you’re not determined to see things through, you’ll have a hundred excuses to fail.

It is not intelligence, creativity, or talent but sheer determination. Yes, all the other things are needed, but I’ve seen people who are determined and work hard every day kick “talented and intelligent” people in their balls every day.

Wake up every day and push the ball forward.