Creating, or Showering?

There's a spectrum of how we can make money.

At one end is the hard and uncertain work of making something from scratch. The work of creativity and uncertainty, treading ground where no-one has been before and leaving faint footprints for others to find you and follow you. The dowside is that it might not work, and if it does, the monetary rewards are uncertain. The upside is that the sense of achievement is profound. It is the work of artists and artisans. Icononoclasts who, if they don't break the mould, at least crack it a little.

At the other end is standing in the stream of where the money already is. Being a part, small or large, of an income stream established by somebody else. The bigger your role in the organisation, the wetter you get. If you do the work to get entry - the formal qualifications, finding the networks, and reshaping yourself to fit in you can make a good living. The upside is you can make steady income for a while, and perhaps make a lot of it. You might get to …