Did You Follow Your Original Career Path?

What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you follow your childhood dream, or are you working a job that you never imagined you would?

Some of us decided at a very young age what we wanted to be when we grew up so we followed through and went after our dreams. Others of us are working in a completely different job capacity than we had originally intended. Both Naomi and I thought about pursuing other career options before we decided on radio.

Naomi seriously thought about becoming a teacher but realized she had no patience for kids and changed her mind. She explored the medical field and considered being a nurse too. She certainly would have had a lot of PATIENTS (Sorry, I couldn't resist,) and a sizable paycheck, but she told me she didn't want to do a job just to make good money. It wasn't until a radio station made an appearance at the convenience store she was working at, that she decided to follow her broadcast dreams; when they asked if she wanted to talk on the air about her store, she accepted, and fell in love with the microphone.

When I was fifteen, I accepted an internship at a small AM station in Schoharie County called WSCM. They eventually hired me as a board operator but I soon became just that, a "bored" operator. One day I decided to go on air without asking permission; to my surprise, they liked what they heard, and decided to give me my own weekend radio show. I've explored other potential career paths: Special Education, sales, and managing my own business to name a few, but the radio bug bit me hard, so I'm here to stay.

Are you currently working in your desired field? Are you working somewhere that you never imagined you would?