The work never goes like you want it to.
Oh, you had big plans? Shit happens.
Oh, you had goals/ambitions/dreams? Shit happens.
Oh, things were supposed to go a certain way? Yeah… shit happens.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t make plans — you should! It’s good to anticipate problems, and to try to get ahead of the work. But the work always gets weird along the way. You learn that something can’t work a certain way, or should actually work a completely different way. Your team takes a hit. Something breaks.
Things always go wrong. It’s just the way it goes.
So are you willing to push through it? Are you willing to keep working, even when things suck?
The best don’t use those bad breaks as an excuse. They find a way to get the work done anyway.
Good luck. Keep doing the work.