When Do You know you've made it?

Made. It's a word with so many working definitions. One of the few dynamic words of the english language one of the words we've left open to interpretation. Made is an adjetive meaning we use it to describe things people and ideas. Meaning of made; artificially produced: produced by artificial means, successful: certain of achieving success, accepted into criminal group: accepted as a member of an underworld crime syndicate. Let's cut out that last one because most of us have no intentions of joining the mob and obtaining any kind of criminal rank. when usuing made to define a finished product whether a physical item you've constructed with your bare hands or an idea a goal you've labored for hours over trying to convince yourself it has all been worth while. Maybe the idea and the item are one in the same you made it and now you've made it. my question is simple I want to know when you've made it what is the measurement of your success? How do you know when your labors have paid off. Money come flowing through your door seemingly of free will, or you've got recognition for being a pioneer in your field, maybe its the happiness you've found upon completion and the satisfaction of doing what you said you would.

I have an idea, a product, but the idea is more abstract instead of the process I have the goal in mind. and I am unsure how to get to the goal. So how will I know if I've made it if I have no steps to measure my progress? Where do I start where do I go after that first gigantic step.....the end is beginning L4S.