Does working hard as a freelancer guarantee success in freelancing?

[Btaliat]

You must have heard people encouraging people to be hardworking for them to be successful. And you must have seen those that are not that hardworking but they are successful. That's when you will be asking yourself if truly being hardworking really pays you as a freelancer. It is possible for a freelancer to be working harder and still not getting the best. Some have claimed that it is better to work smarter than working harder if a freelancer wants to get success.