I love what I do
I "want" to go to work every day. The hours can be long and it's cost me in some ways i'd never imagined, but the satisfaction is immense.
I had 15 years on the "treadmill" and when i got the chance via redundancy to start up on my own, I took it.
I had enough cash put by to scrape through for 8 months without having to earn anything. After that, if i couldn't get by, i was goin to pack it in and get a "proper" job again.
I haven't had to do that, fortunately.
The monetary reward isn't that great, but i believe that hard work will always pay off eventually.
What I get from my work though, money can't buy.
Like Chi said, lifes too short. It ain't a dress rehersal. I wish I'd have had the balls to go for it earlier knowing what i know now.
Good luck in what ever you do Dave.