Film, TV, Games Composer - 10 Strategies To Succeed

Who is Flood?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_(producer)

What would be your 10 strategies to tighten the odds and become that magic minority who can claim to have made an honest buck from making music?

Links to some other "careers" movies I have made:

How much should you get paid: https://youtu.be/WEyCf_ZcwgM
Library music (I great second stream of earnings): https://youtu.be/pIXSMMEb-zU
The specifics of breaking into our craft: https://youtu.be/jmo8rIChiac
...and what is the competition: https://youtu.be/LuOYqE1KP7k