It's natural to sense the competitiveness in the job market. New technologies arise, and perhaps that causes a skill or two to be unusable for your career. Hear it from two of my podcast members that have their own individual tales to share. Five years ago when we started working different fields, we have up-skilled to doing entirely different roles. Roles that are presented with new and better opportunities. Some may feel a "do or die" mentality in regards to up-skilling. We think it is up to the individual themselves to mitigate that feeling of discouragement. The insight can be provided by someone else, but it is up to YOU to pursue it.