Chris Duffy

There isn't one set definition of success.

You know, it's interesting because I think for a lot of people, especially coming right out of college or high school, right, there's such a set vision of what success looks like, right?

Totally.

You know what?

I think, honestly, when I talk to people, especially people who are not already in performing arts and want to be, the hardest part about it that I think is hard to grasp before you do it is that there is no promotion in this job.

You go to school, you submit your work, your work is graded.

There's a clear sense of what a successful grade is, what a failing grade is.

You got 100 on a test.

Like your job title is comedian.

You got a 90 on a test.

You got an 80.

Those all mean really clear things.

And the difference between when you are a completely terrible comedian and not making a single cent and not making a single person laugh and when you're hugely successful, it's still the same title.

And then we get into the work world and we want

At least a lot of us really want that same kind of clarity of what success looks like.

Like what is an A at my job?

What is an A plus at my job?

What's an F at my job?

And so you don't ever have like this clear I've advanced to the next level.

And I think it's really challenging for a lot of people to realize like that's just not how the world outside of school works as much.