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How is Success as an Author or Artist Truly Measured?
Where is the line that determines your success?
The idea of success is complicated, to say the least.
There are almost as many ways to measure success as there are people on this planet. Thus, defining and measuring it is massively variable.
One person’s success is another person’s failure. Good enough is success for some, while perfect is success for others. How you define success tends to be a blend of your expectations of yourself and others, as well as your environment, outside influences, and other life experiences.
For example — in my life, one of the primary measures of success, according to certain outside influences, is money. Success equals having money. And more than that, buying all the things to show them off to prove to everyone that you have money and success as such.
But damn, is that a slippery slope. You get some for whom sufficient money is enough to afford all the necessities and put some away for savings. For others, it’s that, plus enough to buy any and all toys desired. Then, for some, it’s all about the flair. Do you have enough to show off and buy gifts for everyone if you so choose? Or have more money than some third-world countries?
