Dearfriends: Ifyoucandreamit,youcandoit。WaltDisney Itwasalongfouryears。EvenafterIhadactuallygraduated,thenightmaresbegantohauntme,theuniversitywouldcalltosayIhadn’ttrulygraduated。TherehadbeenamistakeandtherewasjustonemoreclassIneededtotake。Iwasalwayssorelievedtowakeupandrealizethatithadonlybeenabaddream。Inreality,Ihadcompletedeverycourseneededformydegree,andIwasafullfledgedcollegegraduate! Now,therestofmylifeloomedaheadofme。Sometimesabachelor’sdegreepreparesyouforaspecificoccupationyoutraintobeanaccountant,yougraduateandgetapositioninanaccountingfirm。Often,however,yourstintincollegeonlypreparesyoutomakefurtherdecisionsregardingyourfuture。You’reprettysurewhatyoudon’twanttodo! Duringmysenioryearofcollege,Ihadtoyedwiththeideaofchangingmymajor。Atthatpoint,Ihadfinallydiscoveredwhatcapturedmyheart。But,wantingtofinallybefinishingschoolwasastrongerpull。So,Itookafewcoursesinphysiologyandexercisescience,butnotenoughtoreceiveadegreeinphysicaltherapy。Thatwouldrequireadvancedschooling,beyondmybachelor’sdegreeandIjustwasn’treadytotacklethat。HavingcompletedmyB。C。degree,Ididn’thaveanyintentionsoffurtheringmyeducation。 So,IdidthesafethingandgotanofficejobtheverythingIwassurethatIdidn’twanttodo!Idetestedtheofficepolicies,thesuitsIhadtowearandthedowntownenvironmentthatIhadtodrivetoeveryday。IknewthiswasnotwhereIbelonged。 Butgodknewwhatpathmycareerwastofollow。Apositionopenedupatthemostexclusivehealthclubinourcity,soIapplied。Thiswasmykindofenvironmentanactive,vibrantkindofplacecompletelyattheoppositeendofthespectrumfromtheofficeenvironmentwhereIfoundmyself。ThepositionrequiredthatIworkSaturdaynightsandSundaymornings。Perfect,Ithought!IcouldkeepmyofficejobMondaythroughFridayandworkatmydreamjobontheweekends。Thisarrangementlastedseveralmonthsuntil,eventually,afulltimepositionopenedupandIwasabletoresignfrommyofficejob。 Overthenextfewyears,Iworkedmywayuptheleader,gainingexperienceinseveraldifferentdepartments。Ifoundmynicheasthedirectorofmemberservicescateringtoourclienteleandprovidingthemwithnumerouscuttingedgeprograms。Iwouldhavestayedatthatjobforeveritseemedtobethepinnacleofallmydreamsfulfilled。HerewerefellowemployeeswhohadapassionforthesamethingsthatIdidhealthandfitness。Yetagain,godhadotherplansformylife。Withintwoyears,anewer,bigger,betterandmorestateofthearthealthclubfacilitywasbuiltjustfivemilesdowntheroad。And,inturn,theownerlostmanymemberstothatclub。And,inturn,theownerlostthousandsofdollars。Onebyonewewereeachlaidoff。 Aftertryingunsuccessfullytolandanothersimilarpositionelsewhere,IknewwhatIhadtodo。Gobacktoschool!thanks!