A lot of sense in the post, weldone for bringing this together.
They say, one can not do something the same way and and expect different outcomes, what if it's not the way you do it that has determined the outcome.
There are many determining factors.
If one is doing something good, even if it's not yield, it's better he or she she continues. It's a Matter of time that the right connection will come to bring a different result
The ability to take an opportunity correlates to the preparation to be ope to taking the opportunity. It is pre-work. A lot of the time, people want the result while they work, not as the outcome of the work they did.
And even more often people need the result "yesterday"