The right decision?

Days like today make me wonder if I made the right decision in leaving hairdressing. I was anxious before I left the house, and C was having a non-compliant day. None of my reinforcers were very reinforcing. He wouldn't match nicely and messed around with the pieces or wouldn't look at them. I wanted to shake him, or force him. It is hard working with only positive reinforcement. With my kids, I would have gotten cross and forced them to do as they were told. Dominated them I guess if needed. The most we do with C is the sitting until quiet thing. We did a LOT of that today. By the end of the session I only pointed to the chair, and he went and sat himself down. He knew that when I turned, or got up to go to him when he was not participating, that I was going to sit him down, and would raise his arms in protest. Neither of us enjoyed it. I have those days though, and then the next will be one where all goes really well, and I am excited by our progress. Also weighing on my mind with this decision though, is the money. I was on a good wage for a hairdresser, having reached the top of my field. I haven't quite worked out how to set myself up as a legitimate business yet. The parents don't hire me as an employer for the small number of hours I do. With multiple employers, I would pay extra tax on each family over the first one. I think I could set up as a contractor. I wonder if I would need to have a lot more credentials for an insurer to set me up though. I may not be allowed to operate in an official capacity, even though the parents are happy with my service. Any way, this means I have no income to declare to banks or real estate agents. My husband is out of work at the moment, which was not on the cards when I left the relative security of hairdressing. I have some money put aside as a fall back option. He is looking at some franchise options. One as a dog washer/groomer, and the other as a dog trainer. I believe the training is more in line with his aspirations working with animals than washing, also dog washing is more physical and may do his back in eventually. I think the business model of the washing, may be more secure, but I haven't looked into the other. Both require the same amount of start-up capital. If I was hairdressing still, this would be an easy option. I could take out a personal loan to cover it easy. But officially, I don't earn anything! Even unofficially, I only earn enough to cover my living expenses. Luckily it is the weekend now, and even with my brain chemicals a bit out of whack I should be able to get it together ready for Monday. I have two clients, and a meeting!
Behaviour is such a hard thing. Your behaviour is decided by your wiring and chemical make-up, and that can be affected by things outside your control. So when people bug me, I have to remind myself that it is their behaviour I don't like, and hope to rewire them. C's non-compliance is the result of a family trait, and the wiring that gave him his autism diagnosis. It's my job to help him practice being compliant, by making it fun to do so.