Career change away from Web Development?

[spengos]

As title suggests, has anyone attempted to move into another career, having done web or software development?

I've been job hopping for a few years now and just can't seem to settle down and be happy. I find it stressful dealing with the politics in agencies and having to keep up with the tech in such a fast moving industry. I'll be 40 next year and I just can't seem to find the energy to be passionate about what I do anymore.

I've got to the point where I'm drinking quite a lot after work too and also eating lots of junk. I don't do any exercise anymore and I know if I carry on the way I am i'll be digging myself an early grave. Which isn't great as I have a young family.

I feel like I should try something different but I haven't a clue what I'd do. I have no degree and wasn't really interested in anything else at school. I have plenty of hobbies and interests, like most on here, but I can't see how any of them would make me money I could live on. I don't care about earning big bucks I just want enough to pay the bills and above all be happy and fairly stress free.

So has anyone managed to make the change to something new? If so, what did you do and are you any happier?

 

[spengos]

Thanks for the reply. Think I might look into that. Support was actually where I started out. It was the first job I had out of college but I quickly moved into development in the same company and have never looked back, until now!

Did you find it difficult to get started and progress quickly? I wouldn't know where to start with something like that now.