This. I doubt anybody could have predicted my success. All indicators were that I would amount to nothing. Every adult seemed to think so. If they were to have looked closely, seen the potential and invested in me I think they would have been richly rewarded. I've generated wealth for people who didn't invest in me (to the tune that I'm jealous of it). For revenue generation I've escaped the labels I was given: lazy, undisciplined, uneducated. Those factors turned out to be poor indicators of my potential to create value for future employers.

If only I could figure out how to keep more of it for myself, but alas I'm lazy and undisciplined. ;-)