I love reading the memoirs of people who have done great things: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg they are role models. They are real success stories.
However, compared to these books, there are many other books with the following titles: "The 10 laws of lasting success." Titles like this abound on my blog. We sell motivation, inspiration. It's content that provides a shot of adrenaline, something that many people try to take advantage of.
Inspiration doesn't work.
If you use inspiration to invent new and creative things, you are using inspiration wisely.
Most people use inspiration for other purposes, they use it to motivate themselves, but almost always they don't produce anything. They may have great ideas but they don't execute them.
It might be fear. It could be laziness.
Hard work is the only way.
1) Inspiration is only useful if you are willing to work hard.
2) Blogs and books that inspire you are not a substitute for work and could be a distraction.
3) Working hard is difficult but it is possible and necessary to achieve great things.
4) Eliminating distractions is the key to working hard and staying focused.
5) Working harder, in most cases, produces better long-term results.