Striving doesn't always result in arriving. There are plenty of times when one sets out to achieve a goal and things just don't pan out.
Perhaps you launched too early, waited too long, or support for what you wanted to do came too late. Success is part timing, part circumstances, and mostly drive.
Mars, the planet of gumption and drive, and exalted in the zodiac sign of Capricorn, forms an extraordinary trine to Uranus in Taurus on January 29th. This signals that it's time to press ahead with something you want.
Mars in an earth sign isn't reckless like it is fire, dependent on others like it is in air, or retaliatory like it is in water; Mars in an earth sign is organized, disciplined, and infinitely pragmatic. In other words, you are pursuing something that may not produce results right away but with Uranus, a natural accelerant involved, it will be sooner than you expect.