Persistence isn't using the same tactics over and over. Persistence is having the same goal over and over.
People that take responsibility are often given responsibility!
The only people who get paid what they're worth are people who don't follow the instruction book, who create art, who are innovative, who work without a map.
If you can't make money from attention, you should do something else for a living.
One way to work the system is to work the system. The other way is to refuse to work it.
Seek out habits that help you overcome fear or inertia. Destroy those that do the opposite.