is it the righ path?

i am having second thots about quitting now, what with the job market not happening now, ppl scared to put in papers even with humiliating compensation reviews n me here all set to quit and join the academia again.
The world i am steppig into now is of break neck speed and cut throat competition, watever u do ur neck is always on the line. Decisions have to be taken in a jiffy and if u falter even for a second there's someone else to take an upper hand over u. Confidence levels have to be paramount and one must be always on his/her toes ready to embrace whatever's coming at them and extract the most out of it. All's very rosy till u have a steady supply of self belief and conviction the moment u r unsure of urself u lose it all.
I am more of the TZP kid kind, not a brilliant artist but i like to ponder over things on the pot, enjoy nature and the views even if I'm just walking on the road side. A slow leisurely pace is what makes me happy. So am I ready for the journey thats ahead of me? to shift gears and go into hyper drive? Well for starters there's no shortage of confidence or conviction in self. Smart Risks are in short supply, most of mine have been disastrous and I've been in a philanthropic mood lately. Thats a serious issue. I want to be a ruthless, competitive, cold psycho with no care for humanity but thats wat I want to be, my love for any form of life is too overpowering to ever make convert me and I'm glad for it. Its always a toss between the practical and the dreamer kind. Be practical only when needed else I love to dream.
I was reading 'India unbound' by Gurcharan Das. One partcular section in it made me ponder.
He says people have intrinsic abilities based on their caste (i hate casteism and reservation). He gave examples like from India. The baniyas are into trading, business empires, stocks,etc and flourishing. They are expert risk takers and mostly it pays off for them. The indian IT revolution was launched by Brahmins. Its based on theory and conceptual thinking and they too flourished. The artisans or 'vaishyas' are very good at creativity now I don't remembr what example he gave but I found out my own examples among friends and I was convinced that the theory he had put forward is quite true when applied to the indian context.
That again set me thinking, am I on the right path?
I am damn sure I am and I'll prove it soon enough (hopefully) :)