Starting a New Career

I have worked in many different industries over the past 20 years. I have done customer service and sales. I have worked at a mill and a warehouse. I have done tech support, management, and choir leading. But, while I have had various levels of success and have been able to support my family, nothing ever seemed like my career.

This past summer, I was given an opportunity to make a change. Due to some unique circumstances, my bills will be significantly lowered in 2011, so I have the chance to figure out what I really want to do with my life. I will get into my history and how this is all working out later but to make a long story short, I decided to give accounting a try.

I have just completed my first course in Financial Accounting and I love it. I did it as an online distance education program and ended up with an A+ for the course. My goal is to enroll in the CGA program in the fall of 2011 and the courses I am taking are transferable so if I do well, I can jump in at a more advanced placement and hopefully find a good job sooner.

I have enrolled in two more courses for the summer. One is the continuation of the financial accounting class and the other is a business law class. I got my textbooks this week and the courses open June 1 so I can do a little reading ahead and prepare myself.

So, I see myself at the start of this new chapter in my life. At the edge of the gap. Let's see how it turns out.