YOUR QUESTIONS: Given the change in direction you've had career-wise, do you think you work harder now or before, when you were teaching? Fiscally speaking, which is more rewarding?

Depends what you mean by 'hard' work. Teaching probably required far more man hours and preparation than what I do now. Both provide satisfaction. Teaching offered stability and a regular relatively decent income, but I earn more and have the potential to earn even more doing what I currently do.