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What does it mean?
The speaker acknowledges that the chosen path requires significant patience to endure.
In plain terms
The hard path requires great patience.
What can you take from it?
Endure hardship with patience.

Where it applies

  • long term goals
  • challenging work

Putting it to work

  • practice patience
  • expect difficulty

Questions to consider

  • How do you sustain patience?
  • Is every hard path worth it?

Another view

Patience alone may not guarantee success.

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