You want something then GO and Get it
One of my favorite scene from “The Pursuit of Happyness”.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston Churchill
If you have a dream, you got to achieve it through hard work. Harder you work better is your life. I would not like to go into the controversy of what part of your work should be hard/smart. There are no free rides and pursuing your dreams is life.