Somehow my original comment got downvoted, which is bizarre. I can only guess it offended someone that thinks "creating work = creating a business." There is

Somehow my original comment got downvoted, which is bizarre. I can only guess it offended someone that thinks "creating work = creating a business." There is NOTHING wrong with creating work for yourself if you get paid for it. Half of my time is spent consulting and that is not a sellable or delegateable "business." It's me selling my time. Lots of people do that and it is fine. But starting a venture where you keep your arms around all of the critical tasks is not building a business. A business is a set of systems and processes that can be performed, managed, and recorded without reliance on a single individual.