What is the #1 thing necessary for being successful in life?

Luigi wants to be like Mario.
Luigi strives to work like Mario, and dreams to achieve what Mario has achieved.
Luigi hustles daily to own the car that Mario drives.
Luigi dreams to own a big house like Mario’s house.
Luigi wants what Mario wants.

As time goes by, Luigi’s habits are gradually stealing his freedom to think for himself and pursue his OWN passions and dreams.
Eventually Luigi loses his sense of identity and ultimately becomes chronically unsatisfied.
Now, to answer the question, what is the #1 thing necessary for being successful in life?
YOUR FREEDOM!
Stop measuring success by monetary measures.
Success should not be exclusively measured by your ability to accumulate material possessions.

Don’t ever compare yourself to others; this impulse is the result of us going through the archaic educational system and the standardized tests that were continuously evaluating and comparing us to each other.