[Zeik]

Hi. Had similar thing happening to me about 15 years ago. I was bit younger than you and had a kid. I jumped to consulting and did that for a 10 years then worked couple of years in a startup as a manager. Then I started my own business. Looking back now, I could have started my business a lot earlier. No regrets though.

If you have savings, travel. Especially in Europe you might be able to take that 1/2 years off just for yourself and your passions.

[umbrella11]

Coming back to your comment about starting a business. If you're open to sharing, how did your business come about, and why do you say you could have done it earlier?

I'm asking because my long-term goal is to run my own business, and I'm wondering if I'm ready to do so now or if it would indeed pay off to wait and gather more experience and know-how, or if you'd recommend just going right fo rit.

[umbrella11]

Thank you for your perspective. I was also considering consulting. Re Europe, incidentally I am going there in August for a family wedding, and I plan to stretch the trip out for at least a month.