Life has a way of putting that pitchfork under your ass eventually. Then you learn how easy it was all along, it just takes some inertia, and we aren't usually very good at building inertia without a bit of a push.
I just try to make every day better than the last, and every month better than the last. And I don't need to worry too much about people who don't get it yet. the more awesome I am, the more likely it will push them to get their shit together :-D