Maybe I'm lacking in ambition but I actually don't want to do that at all. I shoot pretty professional standard images and I'm lucky that I have a few clients that pay generously for my abilities. Its not my career though. I manage an IT department as my main source of income and quite happy sticking to it. There so many creative outlets that I'd love to do but I'm used to a certainly income and it would be quite difficult to match that (at least reliably) if I was to change careers. Obviously money isn't everything, and I hope this doesn't sound like I'm overly money focused. Quite the opposite in fact, its not something I ever really have to think about or worry about in the last few years. I get to enjoy a really nice standard of living with some nice creature comforts. That also allows me to enjoy the creative interests I have at my own pace. If I get offered a photography job that I want to shoot and think I'll enjoy then I'll accept it. If I get offered something that I won't enjoy or working with people I don't want to work with, I simply turn it down. I know too many photographers who've "gone pro" and ended up hating photography. Something they used to do out of passion became something they were dependent on to pay bills and put food on the table. Some of them do very well from it but I've also seen this kill off any personal interest they have in it. Even travel.... it sounds like such a dream to travel the world and get paid to record your adventures for others. I've no doubt for some it works out exactly as they hoped. I also know a photographer who worked for an airline for two years travelling the world and shooting for their in flight publication. He makes no pretense that this was a very unhappy and lonely period for him. Of course he had to portray it as a constant fun adventure but he said the reality was very different. I guess everyones experience is going to vary as there's so many circumstances to factor in. I think I'm happy with my lot though. Steemit and all my creative interests have brought a lot of pleasure and benefits to my life, and I'm quite happy to continue enjoying them as a "bonus" instead of something I have any dependency on. That's my take on it anyway.