There was a time when determination and patience was much more important than nowadays. Just imagine having to hand-carve a statue like the ancient Greeks did it, or build a cathedral with medieval tools!
Today such tasks have become easier, but our lives have become so hectic that patience is now much more important than ever before. Chaos reigns, if we allow it to, but not letting it get to you makes life so much easier. If anxiety strikes, just reflect for a moment and think how much that matter will matter in say five years. No one can tell the future, but we can find enough hints in the world around us to come to the conclusion that our inner world determines what we see in the outer world. Silence yourself, and you will find the outer chaos sinks into that silence and brings peace.