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 enrol 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I’m now six months from when I originally made this decision and so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.
