I don't work a "job" and never have worked a normal 9-5. I don't even know what that's like. I don't have a schedule around my life - I live in total spontaneity. I work from my heart, not out of necessity and yet I am never without anything that I need.
Some of us work hard because we think the destination is everything and will change things in our lives, but the process speaks to the destination. If you aren't in love with how you are getting there, you won't be in love with where you are going. Many successful people express that they feel bound to their careers. Success is not happiness. And sometimes, to be successful AND happy in this world, we have to step outside of the boxes that were fabricated for us. What makes you happy?