Hi all,
I hope this is the right area to post, but I'm basically just looking for advice on how to move forward. As a background, I started working when I was 17 and became very good in the field of IT. I did that for 9 years and then moved into more of a technical sales capacity. I'm 27 now, with a rental property and about 500k net worth. My salary is 200k (with great potential historically to overachieve).
I suppose life is good: great gf, dog, nice apartment, travel a few times a year, job is really rewarding and enjoyable + I work from home. I save a significant amount of my take home pay (max 401k, rollover IRA, max HSA, rental property pays for itself, max employer ESPP, thousands going into index funds/robinhood/wealthfront and no debt besides the house).
However, I have this real urge to start my own company or do 'something' bigger. The problem is now that I feel so secure with my current lifestyle, I have a hard time taking the risk. Additionally, even if I wanted to start I don't really know what business I'd want to start.
I guess I'm here to see if anyone has had similar experiences in life and what you did? My current life feels like it will be 'safe' if I keep investing, likely work towards management in another 5-7 years or so and then retire by 40 at this rate. I get bored easily so I doubt I will ever really retire, but at least retire from the normal 9-5.
Feedback & questions welcomed.
Thanks!