Thursday Treasure: Lifesaver

My Alma Mater

That's kind of a strange title for a post so let me explain.  (I like gummy berry lifesavers by the way.)  Most of us are told when we are younger and messing around in life, that we should go on and further our education.  Of course a 16 year old may believe they are invincible and looking beyond a month or so is just waaayyy too complicated.  I would like to slap them up side the head and tell them to listen!  The advice is, is that a marketable skill may just come in handy at some point.  You never know, in the case of male or female, that something could happen and you have to support yourself and maybe your kids all by yourself.

At this point, words can not express how thankful I am that I took that advice and got a college degree.  There was never any question that I would because I loved school and was a decent student.  I loved college!  But I thought of my career as more of a hobby, something that could help people in medicine.  I could not have been more wrong and am on my knees with gratitude that I have a very good job that I can fall back on.  Working is no longer a hobby, but a necessity.

A few months ago, my professional license was up for renewal and I had a couple of continuing education credits left.  I thought, "Why do it, I'm not going to need it with my husband being a dentist."  I went ahead and did it with a feeling that I really needed to do it.  Was that ever the truth as only months later, I went back to work full time in the profession I studied for, 20 years ago.

It is never too late to acquire a skill that is marketable.  In this economy, it's proven that education can make all the difference.  There are soooo many ways to learn, with much of it available to do online.  Don't make the mistake of believing you can't do it, or that you are too old, or that it's too much work.  Just do it.  A marketable skill learned in post high school education is my Thursday Treasure.  I'm not sure what the future would be looking like if I didn't have it.  Never stop learning.  Later Mates!

“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.”

Laertius Diogenes