Try shifting yourself into a study schedule around work hours for an exam. You will need to live with this sort of schedule for a significant period of time. If building up the willpower and drive to stick with it appeals to you, by all means go for it.
Around working hours my study schedule usually looks something like this.
Out of bed at 5am to study. Even during periods of sleep deprivation focus remains sharpest in early morning hours. At work I try to start my day with more challenging or creative work when my attention is focused, saving more repetitive thoughtless tasks for the afternoon when it's easier to be distracted. The early morning session assures that a portion focused thought goes toward personal development. At 6:30am get ready for work with intent to get out the door by 7:10.
Push additional problems during the lunch break. Optional session based on where I am with my study timeline. When caught up I'll skip this session more to grab lunch / socialize with coworkers.
Evening session to squeeze in a couple more hours. End an hour before bed to wind down a bit (to reduce likelihood of going to bed at a time where I'll actually get up to study the next day).
Weekends are broken up into three sessions per day. Morning session of a few hours. Take break for exercise or necessary errands/tasks around the house. Afternoon study session of a few hours. Take break for exercise/tasks. Evening study session of a few hours. Breaking up the day helps ensure necessary things such as grocery shopping, laundry, cooking for the week (highly recommend meal-prep for entire week during the weekend as a time saver). If on target with timeline will allow for extra time with family/friends/weekend events, or ramp up the study time when falling behind schedule.
General strategy based around ASM/ADAPT. Build out study timeline with three stages in mind. 1) Learning (work through ASM manual sections doing all example problems and all section odd problems; open note if needed). 2) Push problems (revisit all chapters working all even problems; do the SOA sample problems for exam; focus on memorizing formulas). 3) Practice Exams (at least a month; closed note, realistic test scenario).
Don't skip the exercise and eating healthy.
After passing one to two exams can start pushing for entry level. Work with recruiters. Seek out job fairs in your area. Good place for information may be local colleges. If near a university there may be an active club organizing events (info sessions may be open to attend, provided you're respectful and don't try to crash everything you may be able to build out some network contacts and collect information resources without being a student yourself). There are publications listing actuary employers, start monitoring for openings at these.