[_vya7]

Speaking for myself here, I've tried for my whole 6 year professional career to "make it big" outside of normal work hours. I've got lots of debt to pay off, and I wouldn't mind working for myself (or so I make myself believe).

But I'm much happier now that I've stopped doing that, and am focusing on just doing a great job at my day job, and relaxing in the evenings with my wife and children. Yes, we still have loads of debt, and we don't all fit in our Pacifica. But there's no rush to solve those, they will come in time. And even once they're solved, there will always be other little problems that need to be solved. There's no end to that until I'm dead.

And frankly, I'm doing a better job at work now than I ever did before, now that I can focus all my mind on it without trying to brainstorm up the next big thing in the background all the time.

[ryandrake]

I hear you. I've been trying to do that (figure out the next big thing in the 'background' while working a day job) for 15 years, and, let me look around.... nope, no unicorns here yet. I'm slowly coming to the same conclusion as you, but it's going to be hard to kill and bury my hopes dreams. I'm going to have to put together a mock funeral (complete with a casket) for my dreams one day, in order to cope with this reality. I'd love to run my own business (unicorn OR "lifestyle" business) but I feel the opportunity is slipping away year by year...