You're running out of runway and have two choices: 1. Safely abort take-off: Stay back on the ground, join the rest of the employed world, and find a salaried

You're running out of runway and have two choices: 1. Safely abort take-off: Stay back on the ground, join the rest of the employed world, and find a salaried job. 2. Crash: Let your emotions get the best of you, and stubbornly try to take flight in spite of the laws of physics working against you. There's no shame in choosing option #1. People that do so have the option of taxi-ing around for a while and attempting another take-off. People that choose #2... not so much. Now, I'll stop with the bad airplane analogies :)