Getting Into It

“If you can’t get into it, get out of it.”

I’ve run across this bit of wisdom quite a bit on the internet lately. Often it’s in the context of encouraging people to “follow their passion” – to believe in their dreams enough to quit the job they hate (“can’t get into”) and go for them.

Which is all very well, as long as one doesn’t expect the Dreams-and-Passions Fairy to immediately drop in with everything one needs to create that dream, including a fully functioning Etsy shop complete with inventory a...