Patience, knowledge/skill and little bit of luck are the things that you have to consider if you want to winning something not just on investment, but any other aspects in this world such as real life job etc.
Patience is great, but without knowledge and then what stuff are you waiting for? Just imagine you are waiting for shit projects just because you are patience that those projects would be "worth" it later.

All of the instruments matter and it should connect each other.