My last class was yesterday and I'm done with that. To paraphrase the movie trailer for "Hardware Wars": You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll kiss thousands of bucks goodbye! But I digress.
A good friend of mine with the pseuodnym "Harry Henderson" encouraged me to never quit. It's one thing to read Winston Churchill saying it but it's more real reading it from a good friend. He's been a great mentor as well as providing his own experiences with college and the real world. Well Harry, I didn't quit and I finished this particular race. I say this because it doesn't end: there's always something new to learn, whether through experiences, conferences, books, etc. That includes also looking to learn something new through another scholastic ride. Which brings me to my future: I'm going to school sometime in the Fall (yes, again) for counseling psychology. So I'm planning on having a second Master's degree. There. I said it!
What about graduation? I'm not planning on attending it for several reasons: the costs, I don't do deserts (desserts I do, especially Tiramisu), it's unnecessary, and I have no interest touring the campus - it's a campus I never attended. It was all online and if you've seen one college campus, you've seen them all. So I'm just waiting for my degree to be mailed to me. Yes, I'll celebrate with my family but it's merely a stepping stone, albeit, an expensive one at that.
My future regarding this degree is uncertain. I've been searching the job boards daily for the past year and for some reason, Agile coach, dog training coach, chess coach (yes, really), boys basketball coach, patient care coordinator, and recruiter, just to name a few, are not apropos to what I was thinking of doing. I can start my own business at home but my home has five people in a four bedroom house. Real estate around where I live has gone exponentially higher since Amazon took over Seattle.
The Grand Canyon University resources for job placement is similar to Northwest University's: job boards that I have already been using. They are both saying, in essence, "Good luck! You're on your own!" No alumni contacts, essentially. So here I am, on a life boat in the middle of the sea.
Again, Harry told me to never quit. So, I'm not. I'm continuing on looking for opportunities where they will eventually be found. I'm still in the process of rejoining the American Psychological Association and joining the American Coaching Association for future education. If you have suggestions, words of praise, prayers, criticisms, or any form of communication, please let me know.
