Unfortunately risk adverse people seek familiarity and instant reward (paychecks)…. The key is to understand the psychology behind it and , separate yourself. You can love them, understand where they come from and know they mean well and safety is just security to them. What did you learn? What do you want to do now? And what adventures awaits you? And just keep going after that…. I made errors too. I’m gutsy and didn’t do enough planning (measuring). I’ve taken it upon myself to apply a methodology. Be more data driven and make an effort to build some foundational knowledge to understand the mechanisms in place and then execute.