Career change after a layoff, where to begin? after 16 years as an office manager

I want to move from office manager to something with more stability. I have good customer skills and I am comfortable with spreadsheets.

I took a small pay cut for a year, and it was worth it for the growth afterwards.

I began with informational chats, then a short online course, then a related entry-level role. It took about 6 months.