Different kinds of jobs are right for different kinds of people. There's a shortage of tradesman and truck drivers right now. Those jobs pay pretty well. If you've been self employed for many years ... you probably have business management skills.



I'm getting on in years. I've had my commercial driver license for decades, ran my own business for almost 20 years, and am a master of the carpentry trade. It's not a terrible thing for a fulla that has made his mark to spend the last years of his adult working life in service to the community. It's a way of giving back to society. There's a certain satisfaction in that. Also ... it's the kind of thing where you are using your head and not your back after the body has worn out from many years of manual labor.

For a young guy in his 20's or early 30's: I would say learn a trade and develop a valuable skill set.

For an older guy past 40: You're getting a bit set in your ways. You can't teach an old dog new tricks so do what you know best.