Please enlighten me!!!

How much of a struggle did you have when starting out??? Ok, so I have only been in resale for a little over a month and I have to admit I get discouraged, but I do know that is a part of the business. I came from new home sales and I have to say this is a different ball game. I still want to move forward because I love Real Estate. I guess I just need to here people stories, how many of you struggled and thought to yourself is this the business for me? I have an SOI list and know acouple of Loan officers etc...but I need more than that. Mailer I have been doing, can get a bit pricey but hey gotta do it right? Email blast, placing people into my MLS contact list handing out my cards...So what was your success story? I like to hear underdog stories, please share!!