With the basics that I know so far and works for me, it's mainly about keeping a positive mindset while trying to stay focused and working so hard in a steady fashion. It's not easy to maintain this because the mind, body, and soul will naturally want to rust and place itself in a happier and less stressful environment sometimes.
I think this is why always maintaining a high level of confidence with a positive attitude is so crucial to keep your main goals alive. It's really just a matter of doing it consistently and should start feeling better once you start experiencing more success from constantly practicing in something.
Eliminating negative distractions really do help and it's also something that's tough to recognize for yourself. I realize now that I lucked out by doing it naturally for myself for some time.