Hard work and determination. We've been taught that since we've been young and yet only a handful of us actually understand what it is. 90% of the time if you're broke the hard work and determination %age go above and beyond 100. The sad part is that the people we rely on most to lend us a helping hand usually just make it worse.
"But Billy already tried that once and it didn't work"
Who cares if Billy tried it first? Maybe he sucked at it and I can do it better.... but of course thats where the "respect your elders and others" part comes in. You can't tell them that because then they will see you as being stuck-up or that you're way in over your head.
The reality of it is. You need to be a hacker in your own terms. Hackers get what they want not by telling the world that they are going to go out there and TRY and do it. They just attempt it and if they succeed then they are in. If they don't...well it's back to drawing out their plan to try again.
Don't tell someone they can't do something, even if your completely sure they will fail. You only live once and until you die you DON'T KNOW what comes next. Enjoy your life :)