The Ups and Downs

Any profession can have it share of "ups and downs," but it only takes one down to set you on a path upwards. I was reminded of this recently when a friend (previous colleague) informed me that he had been laid off from work. It is not a good feeling, even though everyone in their life time will have experienced this themselves or know someone close that will. I too was laid off from my employer approximately 2 years ago and now I look back on the last two years in amazement. I offered words of understanding and empathy and simply said, "look for the road less traveled, it is the one that will get you where you want to be."

I think back on the night that I decided to not go back into Finance and decided to take the road less traveled. It seemed like I made the decision in less than a minute, but thinking back it was a decision that I had contimplated for years. It took my "layoff" to set me out on my journey. And well the last 2 years have been something else, in fact it has shown me more now than in past years or situations, how much drive I truly have to succeed. I can not say that I will be good at everything, who could; but what I can say is that I have truly learned a lot in these 2 years, not only in practical use within the classroom, but also about myself. A journey that I have started but not completed and truthfully don't care where I am at on this path, just as long as I am here.