You Do the Work!

I'm paraphrasing and taking off from the movie "Carol." 

You don't say you have talent. You do the work. And let other people say what they will say. Some will say you do, some will say you don't. Whatever.

You do the work.
You do the work.
You do the work.

That's pretty much my credo when it comes to my creative endeavors. You do the work.