I don't think I could ever be successful like any of the artists in The Field's study "To Fail and Fail Big: A Study of Mid-Career Artists, Success and Failure."

• the one who never got picked
• the last one to get picked 
• the only one to get picked
• the one whose work was in a damp, dank, dark back room
• the one whose work was spotlighted in the front room
• the one who was picked but she could only have 7 minutes exposure even though everybody else had 15
• the one who didn't get mentioned in the review of the showcase
• the only one to get a good write up in the review of the showcase
• the one who was abused and humiliated in front of everyone by the artistic director
• the one who was held up as a shining example to everyone else by the artistic director
• the one who didn't get the grant or residency
• the one who did get the grant or residency
• the one who funded herself
• the one who funded other artists