no secrets to success
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.