I recently relocated to my dream location in the UK with my family to embrace the outdoor rural lifestyle. I left a fantastic job in Health Coaching behind, in which I was considered to be an expert in my niche and had been given the opportunity to be creative and contribute to lots of new services/projects.
Due to lack of job vacancies in my new location, I applied for lower grade health coaching jobs (2 grades lower & £2000-3000 less per year) and have at least 1 interview scheduled. There may be options to progress a little later on.
I also applied to do an MSc in OT so that I could upskill, gain further qualifications and widen my future job prospects, and have been offered a place.
I'm now torn as to which path to follow as I love the coaching and health education I was able to do in my old role, but don't want to feel limited in a potentially lesser role.
I'm weighing up the cost of retraining which includes potential childcare issues, travelling long distances to University/placements and spending 2yrs studying hard. It would also delay us getting a mortgage, but it would offer a higher salary and much more career progression in the long run.
Is it worth upskilling into a different career and hope that I become passionate about it too, or take less pay and stick with what I know, and just enjoy settling into my new life here, with a simple job role?
NB: both job roles are considered to be valuable and rewarding career options, that offer much need services, so I imagine I'd find fulfillment with either in the long-run.
Any thoughts, would be much appreciated.