I believe the early you reach a satisfaction level, less higher you climb the ladder of success. Perseverance gives satisfaction and value is more important than materialism.
When you earn something through your hard work, you realize the actual value of that thing. The positive and valuable time & effort you put to achieve something is the actual accomplishment and triumph rather than the thing itself.
To understand think that you get a lottery of one crore rupees, but you don't have a vision or passion for something, one day you will realize that the money brought you just the materialistic happiness and satisfaction but your heart would still be searching for something to satiate it. Money would burn like ashes in front of you and you will be the same person again.
Don't forget that it is the moral value behind something that brings respect for it, therefore, work hard, persevere, burn your heart with killer instinct, practice self control and create interest . In all do something to make yourself proud.
We believe in destiny, I too....but don't let the destiny come without travelling the route....because - "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly". Life is beautiful, live it to the fullest !!!