I don ' t think you have to try to think to hard about it . I think he just does it because he likes it . And judging from the hate he ' s gotten over the years , like every time it ' s brought up including now , I seriously doubt he does it for notoriety . <| sep |> You underestimate the power of the dark side <| sep |> I opened my business a month after I turned 30 . There was no support around me for my previous career . It was causing strife in my marriage , and I was getting undercut by underqualified independent contractors . Leaving my career was emotional because I had invested in it and gotten a masters degree . My new career path has so much support from my immediate circle of friends and acquaintances that I felt compelled to at least try . People were excited to send me clients and offer me help . Doors kept opening for me because I enjoyed working at it , so I knew it was the right path . I got really involved in volunteering in the field as well . It helped me cement a good reputation for referrals . My perspective on Keys to successsupport from spouse , financially and with parenting community support finding clients or employersenjoy the job so much you don ' t mind doing it for free a bit