Consistency is the firm and persevering attitude to achieve the purposes that one has set. Staying firm in your will, without letting yourself be overcome by discouragement, having the ability to fight, makes a child or adult increase their tolerance for frustration and is prepared to overcome the obstacles they may encounter in the future.
Effort is the ability to act and put all the effort to achieve the goal, despite the difficulties that may arise. Knowing how to work is the best help to achieve personal goals and the greatest source of personal satisfaction. The effort makes to value more what has been achieved
We all in this life have a goal, we all want to achieve something, and as it is supposed to achieve it, we must go step by step, that is, one stage after another until we can reach it, but in order to achieve it we have to make an effort, we get stumbled but we must always go ahead, think that if we have made a mistake we must correct and do it better, and keep trying harder every day. To achieve success we must surpass ourselves and we do it with a lot of effort and perseverance.
The goals that are difficult to achieve are those that motivate and produce more happiness when they are reached, we must not be discouraged, we must always keep in mind that to achieve them we need more effort, perseverance and patience. With an authentic desire, with a good motivation and time to strive, everything is possible.
If you want to go far, go step by step and be consistent, have faith that you will achieve what you set out to do.
Winning, losing, competing ... the most important thing is to improve yourself, improve every day, be constant and be satisfied with the effort you make.
What you say here is very true. Persistence is the key to success. Fail, yes, we all fail when we try something new. Those who succeed are those who try again, despite failure, and who learn something from each failure on the way.
I like what you say in the last paragraph as well. Competing is really useless, it's a game for children. Improve yourself, improve what you do, but don't glance on others' achievements. If you compete, compete with yourself, compete with what you were yesterday and try to be better today.