I say it a lot lately... if I could turn back the clock to High school, shit, even after college, I would have entered a trade. At 45 my standard of living is such that it'd be too difficult to start new. I worked my way through college banging nails for my neighbor and enjoyed it, ALOT ! but couldn't picture being 60 and swinging a hammer full time. I didn't have the vision that you don't have to swing the hammer yourself, you just have to have the ability to get someone to do it with/for you.

I just had my kitchen and some other work done at my house. I think the GC did one day of physical labor out of the 3 months they worked here. His guys, or his subs did everything (and their work was better than his)