How do you know when you've become a real "Cardplayer"

[Indiana]

In all my time at poker, I've always aspired to be a real cardplayer. Not a poker player, not a Snger or MTTer or cash game expert....but a real cardplayer. Over the past few weeks I've played well and have outsmarted my opponents quite a bit, racking up a few grand. I've been studying this game diligently for 2.5 years and really love the game. Still, I don't consider myself a true cardplayer. There are moments where I go on a tear and I mentally say to myself, "Indy, you are becoming a real cardplayer." I'm not there yet, but if you have arrived or know somebody who has....How did you know when you/they became a real cardplayer?

Indy