Could I finally be facing the infamous 40s crisis? It was expected, and yet I’ve been mostly pondering what this crisis should feel like. The crisis seems to be about “not knowing what I want and desiring something new from life.” Specifically, my job description and profession are once again on the table and under consideration. I’ve been dreaming of furthering my education, either deepening my current knowledge and skills or leaping into something entirely new.

Do I need a new profession or a new job? Not really. There’s plenty to do in digital marketing tasks as an entrepreneur, both now and in the future. But perhaps the limit of working solely from home has finally been reached, and my brain can’t rediscover the excitement for my work as much as I’d hope for. Work doesn’t always have to be just fun and great, or even easy… but there’s always that “but” that I want to shake off!

Could I still achieve my dream career?

When I finished high school, my dreams centered around pursuing social work for a good while. I thought I could be a good social worker or something similar, and work with families because it was familiar to me in a way, having grown up in a foster family.

I’m still very interested in health and social sciences, so I’ve been toying with the idea in my mind for a while now—could I still go back to being a student and fulfill my dreams? When I was younger, my dream was thwarted because my high school diploma wasn’t good enough. I got into the entrance exams for social work, but that’s where it stopped, finding myself only on the waiting list, which didn’t eventually lead to a study place.

Thankfully, nowadays there are open university and university of applied sciences courses available, including online options, to help pave the way towards a degree, using preparatory studies if other means don’t work.

This could be my path forward, I just wonder if there’s any sense in my thoughts at this age or if this is just a passing 40s crisis, something I’ll wonder about and laugh at after a while?! I tend to be a bit too quick in my decisions, so if there’s no clarity in my thoughts, I’ll likely find myself amidst studies quite soon, pondering why I embarked on this again!

I sought some advice and perspective from a few friends. I was told that I’m still young and certainly can pursue a new profession. If these thoughts are to be believed, then here I go! After all, there’s still time until retirement…!