I immediately think about the personal decision I made to further my
education. Because I have worked in the financial industry for over five
years, I had to make a decision to leverage my experience by pursuing a
degree in accounting. My bachelor's degree is in English Literature so
the idea of going back to school was something I wasn’t really willing to
do. However, I knew that it was better to stick with a career in finance
than try and start over with a different industry. I also knew that since
it's been about five to six years since I’ve been in school, I did not want
to overwhelm myself with a full-time schedule.
It's not always about a decision one makes to go back to school but a
financial decision. How will I pay for these courses? But, if I want to be
promoted, I had to make the sacrifice. This was my process to actually
take the first steps to enroll in SNHU.
As brief as I’m trying to make this thread this process mirrors exactly
what was outlined in the reading. I first identified my problem which
was should I go back to school in order to get a promotion? The
uncertainties were many: will I pass my classes; will I waste my money?
Will this even help to get a promotion? Will I give up?
So, I did my research which is step 2 in the decision-making process and
my main focus was creditability and affordability. I then looked at my
finances because taking a loan out was not an option for me. I budgeted
my money and made some predictions based on my income about
where my finances will be in the next six months should I choose to
pursue a certificate in accounting.
I’m now six months from when I originally made this decision and so far,
so good. I am now contemplating pursuing a bachelor's degree in
Accounting and I’ll be using the same method to make that decision.
