Posted by pegasus on February 29, 2004, at 17:40:08
In reply to WOW! » pegasus, posted by Racer on February 28, 2004, at 20:41:25
Well, shucks. Now you've made me all embarrassed. Really, it's nothing.
No, really, thanks so much for the validation. It means a lot. I still run into old advisors and colleagues who think I'm insane, or an obvious failure for wanting to change careers. And it's nice to hear that you think the skills might transfer. I never really thought of that before. I guess you do learn a certain way of thinking, when you're doing environmental science.
And I have noticed that I can sit down and whip out papers like I never used to when I was in school before. Maybe my mind is just more organized than it used to be after all this training. Yeah, I think I'll believe that. It was all worth something after all!
My old T used to say that maybe it just takes all of this work and school and striving for validation to get to where I could seriously consider this new career. I.e., maybe it wasn't just a mistake way back when picking a college major. Maybe I wasn't ready to do it then, for whatever reasons. And now I'm ready. And I could say that I've always made the best decision for me at every point. So even if the path looks crooked, it's the straightest one I could have done, considering my particular situation. I like that idea, too. I hope maybe you guys will find it helpful, too.
- p
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