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I am 32 so it might be easy for me to give advice to you as a 42 year old but here it goes. You seem to have a good personal life and a decent professional life even though "boring" as you put it. It seems like the boredom and the desire to do something new/exciting has hit you which has already hit me by the way :). The real question is: Have you considered the risk factor ? You may not realize but you have a lot to lose if you do take the risk and try something new.I am in no way suggesting that you should not do it. I just want you to assess the following:

How bad do you want this ? Are you just bored and want to try something new for a change OR do you actually want to pursue a whole new career path/entrepreneurship etc. Big difference b/w the 2. A lot more at risk if you go for the second one but hopefully a lot more reward as well.

P.S: Your English seems pretty good to me.

A very reasonable insight, but I'm not thinking of giving up my job and throw me into the unknown. A new position always has its risks but I think this can be calibrated. Thank you for your comment about my English.

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