Lately, I've found myself in this conundrum. I find myself having questions about real life things, and answers aren't exactly popping up. I'm a person of resolve, so having a lot of unanswered questions has been getting in the way of my mind going to sleep, which makes me not sleep well physically.
For the last few months, I've been looking for a new job. It's time to move on. I've been looking on job search sites and I'm taking advantage of this in that I'm trying to find a place of employment that's closer to where I live. Driving for an hour to work everyday, and another hour home is grating on my nerves after 6 years. Surprise, surprise, with the booming economy in the States, that wealth hasn't been spread to my area because the people that run the state suck. I've probably applied to like 7 or 8 jobs total in the last 5 months or so. I have plenty of manufacturing experience and even some CNC experience, but a lack of experience in the industries that tend to be hiring most. It's very frusterating.
One thing I've had on my mind for the past 6 or so months has been wanting to start my own business. The problem is, I'm not really good at anything. I've always been a versatile type but never a specialist in one particular thing. A nice asset for a company to have as I can do many different things well, but aren't the best at any of them. Jack of all trades, master of none, as they say. And if I could successfully do this, that solves the job search problem. But there is plenty of risk involved in starting a business and with a family and a mortgage, I really only have one chance at that. I've thought of doing something as more of a side business, this way I'm still generating income from the regular job, as to not get screwed if it doesn't work. I feel confident that if I can find the right business idea, I can make it work!
And I'm in a point in my life that I need to start putting away money for the kids for college. This is something that I'd like to get started as soon as I can, seeing as how my oldest starts 1st grade next month, and college isn't cheap. And the positive income we bring in, just isn't enough to really start with that. Again, would be a big help with a new job and/or a successful business.
So all of these unanswered questions has my mind unsettled. And the lack of rest as a result, is frustrating. I feel like there's a very good solution, I just can't find it. What do you think?
For the last few months, I've been looking for a new job. It's time to move on. I've been looking on job search sites and I'm taking advantage of this in that I'm trying to find a place of employment that's closer to where I live. Driving for an hour to work everyday, and another hour home is grating on my nerves after 6 years. Surprise, surprise, with the booming economy in the States, that wealth hasn't been spread to my area because the people that run the state suck. I've probably applied to like 7 or 8 jobs total in the last 5 months or so. I have plenty of manufacturing experience and even some CNC experience, but a lack of experience in the industries that tend to be hiring most. It's very frusterating.
One thing I've had on my mind for the past 6 or so months has been wanting to start my own business. The problem is, I'm not really good at anything. I've always been a versatile type but never a specialist in one particular thing. A nice asset for a company to have as I can do many different things well, but aren't the best at any of them. Jack of all trades, master of none, as they say. And if I could successfully do this, that solves the job search problem. But there is plenty of risk involved in starting a business and with a family and a mortgage, I really only have one chance at that. I've thought of doing something as more of a side business, this way I'm still generating income from the regular job, as to not get screwed if it doesn't work. I feel confident that if I can find the right business idea, I can make it work!
And I'm in a point in my life that I need to start putting away money for the kids for college. This is something that I'd like to get started as soon as I can, seeing as how my oldest starts 1st grade next month, and college isn't cheap. And the positive income we bring in, just isn't enough to really start with that. Again, would be a big help with a new job and/or a successful business.
So all of these unanswered questions has my mind unsettled. And the lack of rest as a result, is frustrating. I feel like there's a very good solution, I just can't find it. What do you think?