<prompt> Human: I had a very spiritual experience on New Years Eve and I had some inner reflection and one of the things that has escaped me in life is a college degree. Ive had conversations with a lot of people over the last few days, and the resounding opinion is that I should stick with what I do now I work in as middle management in the casinocardroom industry in CA, USA with a very limited and industry specific skillset instead of going back to school to increase my earning potential.My base salary is 57k, bonuses drive this number up to around 71-73k a year, and the perks I have company paid phone, tax free, company paid gas, tax free, company paid food, completely free, etc. push this number to something closer to an adjusted value of 82-83k a year. I dont know the pre-tax adjusted value for all the perks that I have. Yes, there is lots of room for growth within my company, not to mention all of the external opportunities that are out there for someone with 5 years of management experience, I have a lot of personal reasons for wanting to obtain a degree, mostly because it is a true measure of success that has escaped me through my adult life. Though Im 30 going on 31 and have no idea what I would study or what I would want to even do outside of what I know. I have been working my current job for going-on-8 years and it is all I know.Where would I even start?  <response>: You have answered your own question. You really dont have an ambition or passion in a specific field if study. So you would be getting a degree for the sake of just getting one which is a big mistake most people do. You need to find your true passion and go from there. Anyone can get a degree but getting one as the top student with the highest honors requires passion. 