If you're self-employed, what do you do for a living? How did you know that you

I am self-employed as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. After we moved to FL, I decided to work only part-time and had an offer to work at a psychiatrist's office here. I love my work and have worked in many different settings. Some of the settings I've worked in are: a community mental health center, a Catholic hospital, a couple of child welfare agencies, and some universities (as an instructor, usually but I was a grant writer at one university). Well, I studied for 6 years to be a therapist. I decided on that several years ago. Some therapists are full time employees in various settings. And I did that for quite a few years. Now, it's like a bonus to still get to do what I love, only on a part time, self-employed basis. How did I know my current job would work out: well, the psychiatrist had been in practice for 15 years and had 3 offices, each in a different city close by. His practice was and is quite successful so I was pretty sure it would go well there. I guess the key is to either join a business that is already successful or be willing to work day and night to make sure your business succeeds. Also, being flexible and open to new ideas helps.

Yeah,I wanted to be self-employedas I think that working for ourselves would be a profitable in comparision with working for others . Actually,I am now engaged in my studies and I don't think too much about self employed as I think I don't have that amount of money to start a business by myself .It need too much money as for an un graduated student ,I will consider this only afer I would save up enough money to start an company of my own. As for what kind of work I would start .Personally there are so many aspects need to be consider.what all I can think of is that "the business have to be something that related to my major"as I don't want the knowledge I have learned in my university life come onto nothing..;-)