What if the key to having super powers, was indeed just continuous attempt?
I'm sure you all know what i'm talking about... When you were little, you almost beleived you could fly, so you ran really fast and JUmPEd!... but didn't break the laws of physics. Or you strained and tried REALLY HARD to move the clock or a book with your mind....
What if the key to attaining these abilities was simply to keep at it? Maybe in five years your mind will naturally develop certain parts of your brain that you don't normally use, and suddenly, one day... liftoff...