If you haven't heard of golden handcuffs, it's where you're in a job that pays well and has good benefits, but for one reason or another, you don't want to be there.

Maybe you hate the job. Maybe you don't hate the job, but you don't really like it. It isn't really the kind of work you like to do or maybe the people you're around aren't great, they drain your energy, or stress you out. But again, it pays well.

It pays so well that you feel bad leaving it, or maybe you think you would look foolish leaving it.

Maybe you have things you enjoy on the side and your aspirations are to come home from work to work on it but when you get home, you're just drained of all the energy you would need to even be able to pursue these side projects or passions you have.

It may feel risky going out and doing your own thing or lowering your lifestyle to be able to build your side business and have that energy, but it's always a risk. No matter what job you have, you can't be sure.

There's no such thing as job security.