Up-skilling has been widely advocated these days. With many lists of top/in-demand skills, how can I choose which to start learning first?

This could be in the form of taking a career profiling/ personality test to see what are your strengths and preferences; or talking it out with a professional like a career advisor.

I only got about doing a mind map to analyse what I disliked about a job and what I enjoyed doing not so long ago when I should have started earlier. It is important to build self-awareness about what you LIKE doing (preferences) and what you are GOOD at (strengths). Then, consider what options you have based on your self analysis. Itis also good to consider your weaknesses and dislikes as well.

Draft actionable steps with a timeline:

a) Find out what opportunities there are in the market by doing a quick google search/ check on job portals by (date)

b) Match the opportunities to your self-analysis above by (date)

c) Filter out the ones that are not suitable and narrow down your choices to top 3 roles (not jobs) by (date)

d) Read the requirements of the roles of different companies and compile a list of skills/expertise they are looking for by (date)

e) Consider signing up for mid-career training courses and approach a professional to rewrite your resume for a career switch by (date)​​​

Follow Pareto's Principle.

20% of the new skills you learn will produce 80% of the end results.

Find a sweet spot where the new skills you acquire gives you tremendous satisfaction while giving you enough to hit your own financial goals.

If you have not read it,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Color_is_You....

We never stop upskilling, we all have to adapt, grow, or be subject to obsoleteness.