IMO the first step towards happiness, fulfillment and eventual prosperity is dropping out of the rat race and being true to oneself. Everybody wants to but very

IMO the first step towards happiness, fulfillment and eventual prosperity is dropping out of the rat race and being true to oneself. Everybody wants to but very few can. Why does she think your friends are successful, because they're rich, or because they've found their passion and to them work feels like pleasure/recreation? Would she consider them successful if they hated their work but made twice as much? Or if they loved what they did but were making just enough to get by?