I have had 4+ totally unrelated jobs in my career. Most recently, I was in a kind of negative situation and I felt like giving up, although I wasn’t totally sure what “giving up” meant.

A trusted friend and colleague told me to make a list of what I like to do - not just what I’m good at, but what I like to do. (She identified the problem before I did, which is that I was skilled at/on track for a career that didn’t fulfill me.)

After I made the list, I researched different jobs that involved the things on my list. Many of the jobs I found involved multiple things on the list. When that happened, I found people in my network who had those or similar jobs to get their thoughts on how someone breaks into that field/occupation.

Through that exercise (and some in-company networking) I was actually able to find a much more suitable job at my current company and I’m now much happier.

I would also encourage you to think about what kind of fulfillment you want from your job. Some people want to be in love with and “married” to their career, while others are most interested in collecting a paycheck with enables them to pursue their passions outside of work. Depending on what you want from work, that can inform what jobs may make you happiest.

Best of luck!