The idea that we need to “pay our dues” is a lie told to us by people who wanted our efforts and labor on the cheap.
If coming up with ten ideas sounds too hard, then come up with twenty.
I had ideas first, wealth second. It only worked in that order.
You can't make money without selling something real. You can't make something real without first imagination manifesting itself in your head. You can't have imagination without surrendering yourself to an idea that you want to create something of value to other human beings.
Do as many ideas as possible. The right idea will pick you.