you have to work harder than anyone, because the easy road is not going to get you to the level of success that you are so often comparing yourself to and dreaming of being at. Assessing- is this the best that you can do? Have self competition, you always want to outwork your potential. Often times you don't even realize your potential because you haven't laid any tasks infant of yourself to challenge yourself to complete them. 
If you don't have the time to put in the work, you don't get to enjoy the benefit.