Getting paid for something that you'd do for free

That is the true measure of success. And the paper must be more than what you would have imagined. I'm not talking about spaza money, I'm referring to bankable money. Some put it in another way: It's not about how well you play, it's about how you feel when playing. So if you feel great about it and you'd do it for free anyway, the weird thing about life is that you'll become great at it and the rewards will flow through anyway.