A short while ago, I sat with one of my most trusted advisers regarding some choices I had in front of me. 
The one comment he offered up and that has truly resonated with me is that I now work for a pay check. 
I spend my time working to get paid.
In the past, I spent my time exploring opportunities that hopefully would create income.
There is a huge difference in these paradigms.
The weekly or bi-weekly paycheck has some really attractive and distinct advantages.
You put in the time,you get paid!
Simple!
You are expected to perform certain tasks and duties and you are compensated in kind.
If you are good at this and continue to fill the check writers needs the money keeps coming.
It's something one can certainly count on and get used to.
This whole paycheck thing is a totally new and unique existence for me.
I have not seen a pay check since Ronald Reagan was elected president.
The first time!
Not that I can't get used to it!
 And this whole direct deposit thing is really cool. You go to sleep with no money and the next day you look at your bank accounts and you're rich again.
What a country!
Still there is that part of me that feels limited by this process.
Not just financially, but creatively and energetically.
I do my job enthusiastically.
I don't day dream, text or spend my time watching You Tube videos.
When I am working, my employer has my undivided attention.
Obviously, this means that I am not spending that time doing what is important or of interest to me. 
This is the ultimate price I pay for that paycheck.
My stubborn side is unwilling to let go of my need to express my entrepreneurial spirit.
Still there are just so many hours in a day.
Here in lies my frustration and dilemma.
Money is an evil necessity.
Equally necessary is being comfortable with the guy I see in the mirror when I shave.
Yes....even guys with beards shave from time to time!