I was bored.
The college professor was droning on at the front of the class.
Many of us have had that experience.
After completing high school I had selected accounting as my career choice.
The college was chosen.
It was a few months in.
And the reality was becoming clear.
I hated accounting.
But I decided to persevere and finish my first year.
So the next year I decided to pivot.
I transferred to an education degree where accounting was just part of the mix.
And just as in business we have the options to adjust our life and career mid-course.
The first career
After spending the next 3 years learning how to be a teacher I was given my first posting.
A small private school.
In a city I had never lived in.
600 miles away.
My fellow teachers were supportive and the environment and culture was disciplined.
It was a junior college and the teenagers were boisterous and bursting with energy.
It was a happy school.
But as I spent the next few years teaching I realised I wasn’t happy.
Just showing up.
I hated my first career.
Another pivot
After 5 years I had enough and I couldn’t stand the thought of another year teaching p… Read More