Since like forever! did I want to become a Chartered Accountant CA (SA), well I think it was in grade 9 when I finally realized that it's what I want to do for the rest of my life. I like being in control of my life, so I like basically had this whole life-plan planned out; from the age that I was going to get married; to possible honeymoon spots; to the amount of kids I will have; to the firm I was going to work. Yes! As any normal girl would have their life planned, mine was just detailed!
Until recently, I am suppose to be going into my 3rd year of studying and I hit rock bottom. 2nd year wasn't all that rosy. I started struggling, yet giving it my all. So basically I did badly. I became somewhat a hater of accounting and I just was (and still is) demotivated from continuing to pursue this particular career path. Some might say that I feel this way just because I did badly but it has been coming on a long way now.
After everything settled in I had a lot of time to think. I began researching different options I had in case I needed to change. And believe me, I do not have that many, as my interests only went as far as accounting! So the next option for me would be Teaching (Education).
Teaching would never have been my first choice, as my mom is a high school teacher and automatically she would want me to teach at high schools too. The thing is, I am not up for that. I know what hell the senior scholars put high school teachers through, as I noticed this daily. So my choice would be to teach the intermediate and senior phases which is grades 4-9. Its not that tough of a job, I can switch from high school to primary school and so on.
I can see myself as a teacher one day. A lot might not know it, but teachers have great perks. They get to leave work earlier than most workforce's, they have weekends off, and school holidays they get to spend it with their children! Since I am so used to having my mother home with me during school holidays, I would never, one day, want to deprive my kids from that feeling!
I will also not be lost with my Teaching Diploma. I know of quite a few people who teach, and later goes to teach in places like Dubai or London! Places where English is spoken but a bit weirdly! So like because South African are so fluent in English and with our word pronunciation, those people practically grabs the opportunities to get us to work for them! And at the same time I will be getting my 'traveling experience's' goal sorted! :)
I just feel so optimistic about this career path! Like I have something to live for again. Something that can make me happy. All in all, this situation I got caught in really made me realize that I should stop wanting to be in control of everything, I must take it as it come and in time I will achieve success in every part of my life!
xX Sweetcheeks
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