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Like most of the time both sides hold a portion of the truth, it is true there are people out there which are born with a talent that seems to defy all explanations and anyone else may pale in comparison, however it is also true that the more you learn the better you become at it, so even a person that is not born with those talents can still achieve a very high level of skill in any field in which they may decide to specialize.
The bad thing about talented people is that they are quite arrogant about it, they are trivial with the people around them and feel that only they are talented, so talent without ethics is zero, people who are great and very successful in business and career are those who are talented and also ethical.
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Hmm what is for you successful?
Plenty of money, fiat or crypto?
A family with well educated family members?
A life full with adventure, not rich but having enough to not to worry.
A life filled with learning?
A happy life according to each of everone?
Whatever else?
That apart there are infinte shades of grey.
The meaning of the word success can be interpreted in a very broad scope, success for each person is different, so in general success is the achievement of what you want.