Yeah, Its definitely true for Life and not just IM.
But if you are really passionate to achieve something, then you definitely spend time in working towards achieving your goal.
There is a book: "As a Man Thinketh." The author likens the mind to a garden.
If planted with beautiful plants and carefully nurtured and tended to, the garden will yield beautiful flowers and be a place of comfort, beauty and peace. If neglected, weeds creep in and destroy the beauty and yield thorns, destruction and harshness.