Shamelessness is probably a required 'skill' for a writer. You are right about the having to do something in oppose to waiting for something to happen, and although my article may have made life seem one way my life is quite the opposite, I'm always searching / chasing new ideas and ventures. My dad told me that 9 out of 10 business fail, so I've always been of the belief that I'd need to try at least 9 business ideas before something is likely to work. I figure I'm at about 5 or 6 now.