After reading you post it made me remember about the Pareto Principle(80/20rule). Once we found our passion the 20% of our effort will result to 80% of the output, no wonder why many more talented singers and boxers are getting paid huge amount is because of their talent.

In real world 20% of the population owns the 80% of the wealth in the world. They used the current of the river to leverage effortlessly to go into their distination.