It isn’t possible without faith. The effort to work hard Peter’s out unless the soul has a vision for the future. Any vision worth aspiring toward must by default remain beyond the horizon and greatly unattainable, under the rule of common sense.
A soul simply gives up, and stops achieving, if there is no vision driving him or her. But if the heart of a dream has been claimed, and the hope stirred, then all the hurt and sacrifice becomes worth it – not because the end has come. But because we’ve mastered what it takes to begin.