HUM 6930 – The Art of Self Care

Career Path Timeline

This week we were asked to create a timeline of our career path and observe what has or hasn't been addressed through our lifetime career lifeline? Looking back on mine both made me feel tired and accomplished. Tired because I have been working a very long time and because there were so many different jobs due to my various marital situations that would cause me to have to re-invent myself frequently. Yet, each job change led me to a better job, new skills and more confidence in myself and what I could do in life.

Accomplished because in spite of all that, I have had a very successful career journey. I've completed both my associates and bachelors degrees and if all goes as planned will graduate at age 63 with my Masters of Arts in Medicine. I can't say that there is anything that needs to be addressed at this point in my career except for deciding how much longer I will work. And that I really can not answer because I love what I am doing now more than any other job I've ever had. If anything, additional training in working with the senior population may be in the mix, but other than that I feel I have done what I set out to do career wise.

Below is my timeline. Make sure you are comfortable because it is long. I started working summers when I was 12 and have not been without work ever since.