Maybe I'm not in a position to speak, since my personal circumstances are just survivorship bias, but back in the 70's I took a lot of risks with my band. Nobody thought we were gonna be anything, got crap growing up my whole life because I didn't take the safe road, and it became something beyond what I ever thought it would be.

There's a lot of people I know along the way though that don't make it - but just the virtue of trying to succeed is commendable as all hell. Maybe it becomes nothing, or maybe it can become bigger than you ever imagine. This can be anything from following your passion, starting a business, moving somewhere you don't know about.