Your resonse is valid and interesting, even moreso without the first sentence! I think one thing that could be added is that the metric of success is not neces

Your resonse is valid and interesting, even moreso without the first sentence! I think one thing that could be added is that the metric of success is not necessarily monetary. Financial success often depends more on socioeconomic conditions, rather than hard work. But intrinsic satisfaction seems to be based on truly earned achievement.