Journal’s: Going Back to School as a Mature Student Part 2

January 2024 I suffered a really bad injury. As mentioned in my last post I had broken my kneecap in three places, recovery was a long and difficult experience but I made it through. All my doctors visits consisted of x-ray scans I even had a CT scan done as well. In one of my later visits one of the techs asked me if I was in school for or a tech myself looking for a job. It seemed at that hospital they were desperate for more people in that position. This stuck with and as I had rolled back into retail I had the space to research and look into a new direction for myself. And what came up was a x-ray /MRI tech an area I had became very familiar with over the year. However, this position would require another bachelor’s degree aka 3 more years of schooling aka applying to get into school!

Besides that position I was also looking into medical/dentistry administration which aligned with my experience as a coordination in TV and would take very little schooling in comparison. However the job, its prospects and security were night and day between the two. I knew after all the research and thinking and discussions with others I knew my heart was set on Radiology Technologist.

Here on the page it seems like it was easy to make this decision or choice but it honestly was a huge struggle. I was so afraid to go back to school, it felt so intimidating to me. Being out of University for 4/5 years at this point I felt very out of practice of schooling and learning. On top of that I would be studying per-requisites on subjects I haven’t touched for about 10 years, since high school. This felt like a huge mental barrier for myself and it wasn’t easy to get myself on the other side of it. The people and loved ones around me were a huge help in fighting this internal block. Their belief in me and the wake up calls etc, really drove home for me to get off my ass and do the thing.

The help of YouTube, seeing others like me starting a program, changing their career paths. Philosophy and wisdom rallying the call and importance of doing the things I am scared of. The amateur study of Stoicism in particular really drove home my control of my life, what I can do to make it better and to be a better person by doing. These pieces fitting together and making the decision to apply to school again!