What it takes to make progress

For the past few years I've been bouncing around between so many different things. Never finding traction in what I'm trying to do, never seeing anything through.
Only in this past year have I seen results of consistent action over the course of months and months of work.
I like many people have been a victim to shiny object syndrome, from the whole novelty factor of starting something new, of course to never see it through, because as soon as something gets tough, you quit...
But not this time.