Programming and web development is awesome, I've taken a 3 year course in Software Engineering and have been working the last two years developing apps for a government agency and a publishing house. To get here I had to exit my career as a law enforcement agent, but it's been a worthwhile choice. I actually love going to work, and working from home on projects in my spare time. Learning new and exciting technologies every day.
I'd say, take the plunge, get a community college degree in software in evening school, or self-study for MSCE and CCP exams. You'll need to start at entry level in your new field, but a lot of your sales skills will transfer over well in writing proposals and performing user acceptance testing. Read some books on languages that you want to learn- it's the kind of thing that will totally kill your free time though, prepare to have no social life for awhile.
And forget about getting out of the cubicle- although you may earn a private office after a year or two of programming, esp. if you target start-ups.
I'd say, take the plunge, get a community college degree in software in evening school, or self-study for MSCE and CCP exams. You'll need to start at entry level in your new field, but a lot of your sales skills will transfer over well in writing proposals and performing user acceptance testing. Read some books on languages that you want to learn- it's the kind of thing that will totally kill your free time though, prepare to have no social life for awhile.
And forget about getting out of the cubicle- although you may earn a private office after a year or two of programming, esp. if you target start-ups.
Best of luck to you!