The law of investing

The Law of Investing: You get out what you put in

One guy goes to the river once a month and throws his line in twice and doesn't get much, if anything. "I guess I'm just not a fisherman." Or, "This river's no good. There's no fish here!"

Another guy gets up before the crack of dawn 3 days a week, takes all kinds of gear with him, tries out various spots, reads about fishing, wathces TV shows, and doesn't give up if he has 1 or 2 bad days with no catches. He is always talking to his buddies about fishing and what works for them. At the end of the month he's got lots of great fishing stories to tell, and he can't wait to get out and do it some more.

Same river. Same opportunity. Different experience.

Is there anything in your life that you are discouraged about, but have invested little? What is it?