If it helps me in the way that if this movie is successful, I get to make more films, great, and the more films that I make and the more interest that I'm allowed to cover, the better for me and the better, hopefully, for the people who like to watch me.
I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.
When the stories come easily and the writing process doesn't feel laboring, that's usually a good sign for me.