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The Legacy of Heather & Miles

"...success is how proud of a thing you've made." I have felt this definition of success, and it has been a source of happiness and purpose, which causes me to make more things to be proud of in order to feel that level of success again. So let's say the definition of success in this case is happiness, which then leads to having the goal of earning a living making "more things to be proud of" because this means that most of the time in your life is devoted to what generates happiness and purpose. But even if I'm proud of the things I make, this doesn't factor in if the things I make could suck, which likely means I will never make money from it and won't be able to devote all of my time to it. How does one maintain a healthy level of delusion to keep going?

Ultimately, which of the following do you think factors in most if you want to be successful in a creative field such as yours? Level of passion? Constant hard work and action? Luck? Talent? Networking and/or knowing the right people? Nepotism? Personality? Likability?