| You are in a wonderful situation. You are being a great son, enjoying good time with your parents. Don't throw that away. First of all, be thankful that you are comfortable and not manically driven for more. How do you think living like a bum would improve your life? Let's say you do that. You will get a job but will it be the right job? Or are you now more concerned with just getting any job so you can pay the bills? Look at it this way, you can right now be in the exactly same situation, except you are in a non-ideal job, living alone, in a small place with little future prospects, with the same level of motivation. So see your situation as a strength, not a weakness. How's your health? Are you at good healthy weight? Are you exercising regularly? You have the time to take care of yourself. If your health isn't optimal, that's a worthy goal to focus on. In terms of work, if it's a question of making money, why not keeping going for the contracts? You have the flexibility of being a great freelancer. Pick an area, get skilled and just take on contract work. This is your leverage. I hate to say it, but just do it. It seems you have the luxury of being picky and so you are. Take a contract or job that isn't ideal but in the ballpark of what you want. What's the worst that will happen? You'll end up back where you are now. In the end, you don't need to be barely living in order to push yourself. We all love the stories of the rags to riches in life but that's kind of the aberration rather than the norm. |