At a crossroad in my life. Advice needed

Im not sure if this is the place to post this but I could use some advice. I’m at a crossroads in my life right now and I was hoping to get a little bit of advice from you great people. I’m a 28M student in New York right now at my local community college. Looking to pursue with getting a degree in Music. Wether that would be music education, therapy, performance etc. I’m not 100% sure what road to take, but I’ll cross that road when it gets closer to transferring out to another school (I’ve still got some time to think about it). I’ve had a music background ever since I was 12 and I can say it’s definitely a passion of mine. It’s the best thing I’m good at in my life. If I can get some position/job in the music field I would be happy. I’m currently working full time at a dead end job in retail that seems to be getting worse as the months go on (Hot shot management) and I’m going to school part time. Getting to my point, I was at my campus in the music department about a month ago and a counselor said I should be doing school full time with the most serious face I’ve ever seen from somebody. That really stuck with me and it made me think what am I doing with my life currently. Should I make the switch doing full time at school and part time at work? I’m grateful that I’m in a position where there is still a chance to make this happen (No kids, house, not a lot of bills, good amount of money saved up etc etc.). I have the loving and financial support from my family if I need them which I’m grateful for. They completely support me. The only thing that is making me hesitate is the jobs medical benefits. They definitely are good ones and once I demote myself I lose all of them. Some people told me a can pay for benefits from an outside insurance company but I’m sure it’s expensive. I’m just not sure if I should make the change. Life it about taking risks. Some of the greatest people that have lived had to take risks to make it and be somebody. I know if I don’t I’ll probably be stuck here and be stuck with the “what ifs”. Anyways, any advice would be appreciated

Submitted March 31, 2023 at 08:02AM by Goodtimeswithtim https://ift.tt/cFRMHm3