One’s career should be something that pays the bills and that one can stand to think of doing for 40 years (although they may not do it for that long).
The whole “find yourself,” “do what you love and the money will follow,” and “you should find fulfillment in your career” philosophy has really messed up a lot of people.
I feel bad that I did not figure all this out before my children went to college or I would have done exactly what you recommend!
You probably need to plan for 2 or 3 “careers” preferably fields unrelated to each other.