I am 54 years old; at this time in my life I am living paycheck to paycheck. I don’t want to be rich, but I do want to be comfortable. I have looked at my options and soul searched for the last 5 years on what it is I would like to do. What would make me happy, and what I need to live comfortably? I decided that I need to go back to school to make this happen. I struggled for a long time on what to pursue for new career. I did online tests; I spent hours trying to figure out me and what I want to do. I have gone to school in the past for 9 month courses, once for computers which landed …show more content…
I went back to school, another 9 month program, and this time in the health field. I read somewhere that this was the best place to get a position that you could spend a lifetime, and the money would be enough for me to support my family. I did very well in my courses, but could not find a job that didn’t start out at just above minimum wage. This wasn’t going to work, I needed to make more money. I went back to my original position in customer service field. We continued to struggle, never having quite enough money. I finally decided that going back to school to get a degree was my only option. Why did I not do this before? I was afraid of failing, afraid of spending the time and money and getting nothing for it. I did not want to fail. So I took the easier way out,