It is almost unimaginable how my career has evolved. If I had not lived it, I would not have believed it was possible. I have held many positions in my work career; some I have loved and some I have detested. One thing is for sure , I always believed that I had to love my career in order for me to stick with a career.
It's funny when I think back to high school and how I wanted to work at a record store. {For you digital natives, that is a store that sold music on 12 inch pieces of vinyl}. I wanted a job there so bad that I visited the record store everyday after school. I would speak with the manger who made it clear that they were not hiring. I still visited the record store everyday and asked for a job. My persistence paid off in a couple of months once the manager noticed that I was not going to stop coming.
I then think back to a position that I held in my 30's where I was making an excellent wage. The job was very interesting and required swift thinking and high paced energy. I was required to work the overnight shift which did not work well for me mentally, physically, or emotionally. I was missing out on raising my children and I was not doing what I loved.
Now, I am in my 40's and I finally have found my love. I have taken a position as an Educational Technology Specialist at a Charter School in the inner city of Kansas City. I can't even explain how much I love what I do.
Working with children has always been something that I liked to do but when you add teaching technology to the mix, it created the perfect combination. I am physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged everyday to learn and to lead. I couldn't be happier.
It's funny when I think back to high school and how I wanted to work at a record store. {For you digital natives, that is a store that sold music on 12 inch pieces of vinyl}. I wanted a job there so bad that I visited the record store everyday after school. I would speak with the manger who made it clear that they were not hiring. I still visited the record store everyday and asked for a job. My persistence paid off in a couple of months once the manager noticed that I was not going to stop coming.
I then think back to a position that I held in my 30's where I was making an excellent wage. The job was very interesting and required swift thinking and high paced energy. I was required to work the overnight shift which did not work well for me mentally, physically, or emotionally. I was missing out on raising my children and I was not doing what I loved.
Now, I am in my 40's and I finally have found my love. I have taken a position as an Educational Technology Specialist at a Charter School in the inner city of Kansas City. I can't even explain how much I love what I do.
Working with children has always been something that I liked to do but when you add teaching technology to the mix, it created the perfect combination. I am physically, mentally, and emotionally challenged everyday to learn and to lead. I couldn't be happier.
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