Whats your job? How much do you make?

[big smoke07]

I build/design Swimming pools/spa/water features in So Cal for my own Co.
(16 years) I pull down around 275K a year (don't tell the IRS:wtf
the most I'v ever made was 625K about 3 years ago
I went to school for cooking and worked in many resturants and never made more then a 25K a year
I'm almost 40

I've been lookin for wtf ima do with my life maybe this is it lol. How'd you manage to get your business up and running?