Dreams are difficult to build and easy to destroy.
If you're not willing to get your 'worst one ever' out of the way, how will you possibly do better than that?
You cannot buy your way to share of voice today; you cannot buy attention anymore.
Don't waste time looking for a better pencil: learn to write better.
Selling to people who actually want to hear from you is more effective than interrupting strangers who don't.
The resistance is not something to be avoided, it's something to seek out.