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Well, working on the paper side of a hospital put me into the environment, and helped me see a pathway I'd not considered before - medicine, healthcare, clinical setting. Once I decided, as I said, I just started taking part time classes at night at the nearest, most convenient four year college available. Lucky for me, it was also a good school for sciences. And yeah, I just ran for it and tried not to think too hard about how long it would take me to get to where I wanted to be.
Oh, and I worked and am working my ass off. That's key. I'll letcha know about success in two years when I get out of full time school. The other key? Deciding to do it. Not just talk about it, not listen to anyone else (because I used to be an actress. can you *imagine* the kind of reactions I got when I said I wanted a Master's degree as a physician assistant?? NO ONE thought I could do it.) and just do what *I* knew I could do, and what *I* decided to do. No one else, just me.
YOU decide what you're capable of, no one else. And then you work your ass off. And slowly, success comes. At least... that's the theory. Success is what you make of it. Your success isn't the same as mine, and etc. So go back and think about those questions I posed earlier. They matter when you're trying to decide on specific goals.
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My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'.
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