Earned Success - Earned success is when you actually work for it, no cheating

Earned success is when you actually work for it, no cheating, no luck, no rich parents shoving money in your hand.

My cousin got a million bucks from his dad. That’s not earned success. That’s rich kid nonsense.

I got my first job by sweeping floors. That was earned success. No help from anyone.

My friend got a scholarship. That was earned success. He studied his ass off.