Hard Work
At a student seminar we organised in 2010, the guest speaker was Chris Lee, Creative Director of Asylum Creative Pte Ltd. He was a recent President's Design Awardee at that time. His presentation was very captivating and motivating, and at the end, students were queueing up at the microphone to ask questions.
One student asked: "What does it take to be successful?"Chris Lee: "20% talent, 80% hard work."
Another student asked: "How much do you earn a month?"
Chris Lee: "A starting designer can earn between $1500 and $2500 (this was in 2010). But when you are starting out in anything, salary should not be on your mind. Instead, you should be working very hard to show that you are good. And when you are good, people will want you and your work. And then the money will come."
He didn't directly answer the student on how much he earns, but he ended that answer with: "All I can say is, if I see any 'toy' that I want, I can buy it."
Many people are not willing to work hard, but they want higher pay. This is one source of unhappiness they created in their life.
Anyway, to be "successful", in my opinion, this is what we need to have: talent + passion + hard work + luck.
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