Need prayers about my job and life goals

Hi All,

I am earning a good living but my job is like being the maytag repair man. I am afraid to move on to something else bec previous bad experiences but know I should be learning and doing more to remain competitive. I saw my dad work for years harder than most and lost time with the family for not a while lot more money. My second dad (father in law) is a very successful business man who kinda thinks I am slacking. Based on MY birth family growing up, my spouse and I have waay past them (my parents) financially. But based on her family, the man should be earning all the income though and female stays home and raises kids 24/7. I am a bit scared of committment and working a regular 9-5 or more and really afraid of failure. I have stuck with this because I am left alone and run the computers with no complains or dealing with tough personalities. I pray that I have a better "directional" mind or compass when it comes to business and maybe dealing with people and life goals. Anyway, I get to watch my daughter a couple of days a week but feel maybe I should be reaching further. I guess I want to be there for my family and not be so scared of life, kind of taking it by the horns and doing right by God in the meantime. Any advice is appreciated from yall. Thank you and God bless.

Well, I was in sales straight out of college in 92.' I did well working for my in laws mortgage company. That lasted for two years when re-financing was big but then it slowed down. From there I went into financial services sales, mutual funds and insurance. I made a living but my goal of making big cash flow never came about. This left me kind of down but I went on to get a salaried job in sales. This was pure hell as I worked for a bank calling people who hated being called to sell them things they did not want. I left that job bec of all the high pressure goals and micro-management just didn't mix well with my personality.

During this time I got depressed and realized I had this all my life just managing it until what seemed like big catastrophies. Anyway, not knowing what else to do, I went to work trying marketing at a maor stock firm with all women. Turned out that wasn't for me either so I left their because one lady was out to get me (i still not sure why).

So at this point I totally changed careers and went into computers. I went to school and earned my MCP and MCSA and working on my MCSE title. The company I am with now is moving so slowly that I am not really learning anymore hands on right now. I kind of got a lecture from my successful f-in-law about how if I stay there I will become less marketable every year I get older (just turned 33 eek!!). So it may not be as big as some other's difficulties here but seems like a bit of a mountain to me, my career that is. It's like it has been chasing me all my life now and I am tired of it. But after my experience with my other jobs, I am a bit afraid to move onto anything else. But, in answering your question, yes I did go back to school and learned computers. I still haven't found anything I would really love to do yet though. Thanks for your prayers.

Just curious, is the reason for such little view of this topic that my problem doesn't seem so important. I guess there are others with very tough issues, it is just that this seems like a mountain to me. I hope I am not sounding selfish, take care.

Thanks very much Badfish.