I’m realizing that I want to find a new line of work. Unfortunately, it’s never as easy as “just take the leap!” I have a mortgage, first of all, and if I sold my house it’d be a short sale and I’d still owe like $50,000. Plus I don’t want to end up unemployed with no money and no health insurance. But I also don’t know what I want to do instead. I don’t want to end up in another office job where I’ll be bored and uninspired. If that were going to happen, I might as well stay where I am.

I have no idea where to start in terms of figuring out what to do instead.

Ideally I’d like to fix up the house and sell it in 2 years or so, and find something new to do that will pay a decent amount and allow me to have healthcare while also being flexible in terms of hours, and where I live.

I’m lucky in that I don’t have kids or a spouse to worry about, though it would actually be a lot easier if there were a second income to buffer me.

Anyway, any advice for how to go about forging a new path?

Thanks!