It has made me several thousand dollars now, and increased my bitcoin holding tremendously. Don't try to make a quick buck and get sucked into every panic buy and sell, but have a little patience and use pump and dumps to your advantage. They happen daily and always have the same result.
Let your greed subside and enjoy the ride, hope this helps.
In the end, it all boils down to your psychology. Some people can wait, others simply can't even if they try to stick to logical reasoning with themselves. Could the patience you're talking about be trained? Probably, but it could take years of trading and would cost you millions of your nervous cells...