Everyone has a different path in life and way of achieving their goals. Working hard and honing your skills is certainly important, but it is not the only way to achieve financial freedom or enjoy life. What matters most is how we choose to live our lives and achieve our goals because everyone must follow their own path, as long as they respect the choices of others.
As they said "opportunities comes but once" when it knocks on your door just grab it and make good use of it, our ways of pursing our goals are different but the aim is the same, which is to be successful and achieving a certain thing (money or to be wealthy), everyone has a ambition and wish for a better feature, your action is your passion, your passion is your motion and hard working is what will lead you to your determination and your success.