Talent, grit, luck. All are important, only some can be optimised. Why engineering? If money is so important to you there might be other industries better suit

Talent, grit, luck. All are important, only some can be optimised. Why engineering? If money is so important to you there might be other industries better suited. You sound Machiavellian, or that you may edge towards it. Be careful with that. Money is no good if it can't buy you what you want or need.