Obstacles In Life Analysis

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I do believe obstacles and disadvantages can be turned into something good. Life is full of obstacles to overcome and disadvantages and struggles make us stronger and help us learn what we need to do to reach success.
I am 54 years old; at this time in my life I am living paycheck to paycheck. I don’t want to be rich, but I do want to be comfortable. I have looked at my options and soul searched for the last 5 years on what it is I would like to do. What would make me happy, and what I need to live comfortably? I decided that I need to go back to school to make this happen. I struggled for a long time on what to pursue for new career. I did online tests; I spent hours trying to figure out me and what I want to do. I have gone to school in the past for 9 month courses, once for computers which landed
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I went back to school, another 9 month program, and this time in the health field. I read somewhere that this was the best place to get a position that you could spend a lifetime, and the money would be enough for me to support my family. I did very well in my courses, but could not find a job that didn’t start out at just above minimum wage. This wasn’t going to work, I needed to make more money. I went back to my original position in customer service field. We continued to struggle, never having quite enough money. I finally decided that going back to school to get a degree was my only option. Why did I not do this before? I was afraid of failing, afraid of spending the time and money and getting nothing for it. I did not want to fail. So I took the easier way out,