I think that would depend upon how one defines success. Jesus and the prophets received direct instruction from God, and their messages were pretty regularly rejected.
We do not count success by counting the harvest, we count success in the process of the labor.
1 Corinthians 15:58
New International Version
58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.