Make enough stuff that the stuff you make supports you forever.

The people who make enough to make a living off their creations (which, technically, is also anyone with a job), didn’t wait until they had a license to do so. They just got to work creating and kept on iterating.

Never think that if you make enough stuff to be able to support yourself, you get a license to create. Your license to create is not dependent on anything. Your license to create exists simply because you exist.