I'm currently training for my third career.
I left my first (teaching) due to burnout and feel like I've been on the back foot ever since.
I spent about 7 years in a different career after teaching and then left that as it was too narrow and I got mind numbingly bored.
I'm now 3 years into the next field, and four months into the professional qualification I need for it. The studying is hell on top of work, kids, & wider family problems relating to age/health. I feel overwhelmed already and have nearly two years to go. If I can't manage the professional qual, I'll have to take a sideways or downward step. I'm really trying but it's so damn hard. I really thought this was the one, but I've left it too late - peri brain and so so busy outside of work. I look at my friends who sorted their work shit before they had kids and I feel jealous.
Anyone else feel like they're floundering, unsure of what the hell they're doing career-wise??