One of the things that I regret most in my life is the time that I have spent as an accountant, because when I was younger, I wanted to study medical degree but my parents thought I wouldn’t have any job in the future due to my dizziness, for this reason I´ve had second thoughts about becoming an accountant. With hindsight, I think it´s the wrong job for me and I should have gone into looking after sick people. Now I realise that it was a missed opportunity because I didn´t study my favourite degree and of course, every time I remember that, I kick myself for not having jumped at the chance. To make things worse, my best friend from high school is a good doctor, and I´m gutted every time I get an email from her. As you see, it´s my fault in the end and it´s a pity that I didn´t listen to my cousin´s advice. She´s an accountant and she always said I shouldn´t become one.
Studying law and specializing in tax law is the reason I have been able to get every job in my career so far - I entered a developing market where decent reporting and editing skills were in short supply, and all my employers recognised my law degree as a guarantee. However, I have to admit that there are times when I do regret doing the lawyer course, but this is in no way because of the content or the quality of the course. I currently work as an accountant for a big company and I have found the skills I gained from the course incredibly useful, whether it be writing lawsuits or complaints, interacting with the general public. The reality is that a degree opens a lot of doors and if you have the right attitude and a willingness to work you can do anything - no matter what. Obviously, though, if you want to be a doctor, a law degree isn´t your best bet.
While I had some good times, I wish with hindsight I´d done or I should have studied medicine degree that many would argue is vague, even pointless because of my fears “I can´t see the blood”. In conclusion, you need to determine if it’s worthwhile. But I think that never is too late to do anything that you want, that’s a good reason to pursue it.
My biggest regret is not have taken advantage of my stay in Ireland in order to speak more English. If you can imagine being in a new country, completely alone and everything new, you think how to make new friends can be. Hanging out with people from your own country is always easier (because both have something in common) than meeting people with whom don´t have anything in common with you and possess different culture and custom. So, you meet Spanish people and speak Spanish or in the best case you connect with whatever foreigner like you and you practise English. But you hardly ever meet an English native speaker with whom can talk to or and in case of being lucky, you feel so uncomfortable or shy that you feel out of place and you can´t enjoy it. Just now I´m in Spain I think I wish I had taken more advantage of my time and I had spoken more English. I should have gone out more times and have made more friends. Now I realise that spending my time with Spanish people was a missed opportunity to connect with someone who was able to improve my English. Lately I´ve had second thoughts about improving my English again. I´m studying the E.O.I. in Ciudad Rodrigo and about the middle of year I´ll go back to United Kingdom to start again. I know I´ll become a bilingual person and I´ll get a good job!
My biggest regret is not having enough confidence in myself when I was at school. People thought I was shy, but really what happened is that I thought I would not like people, so I used to spend all my free time reading or studing. I became a lonely child but who got very good grades in school. The situation did not change when I started secondary school, because being older myself, my fears grew with me too. I wish I had more courage to make friends and have overcome all my fears. Admittedly I got very good marks to get into the University but I was not an emotionally mature person. Luckily, at the University I met the person who is now my best friend, that helped me to meet more friends, and what is more important, to trust in myself, due to, as my close friend always says, "Everyone is imperfect for worldwide".
My greatest regret (m.g.c.)
ResponderEliminarOne of the things that I regret most in my life is the time that I have spent as an accountant, because when I was younger, I wanted to study medical degree but my parents thought I wouldn’t have any job in the future due to my dizziness, for this reason I´ve had second thoughts about becoming an accountant. With hindsight, I think it´s the wrong job for me and I should have gone into looking after sick people. Now I realise that it was a missed opportunity because I didn´t study my favourite degree and of course, every time I remember that, I kick myself for not having jumped at the chance. To make things worse, my best friend from high school is a good doctor, and I´m gutted every time I get an email from her. As you see, it´s my fault in the end and it´s a pity that I didn´t listen to my cousin´s advice. She´s an accountant and she always said I shouldn´t become one.
Studying law and specializing in tax law is the reason I have been able to get every job in my career so far - I entered a developing market where decent reporting and editing skills were in short supply, and all my employers recognised my law degree as a guarantee.
However, I have to admit that there are times when I do regret doing the lawyer course, but this is in no way because of the content or the quality of the course.
I currently work as an accountant for a big company and I have found the skills I gained from the course incredibly useful, whether it be writing lawsuits or complaints, interacting with the general public. The reality is that a degree opens a lot of doors and if you have the right attitude and a willingness to work you can do anything - no matter what. Obviously, though, if you want to be a doctor, a law degree isn´t your best bet.
While I had some good times, I wish with hindsight I´d done or I should have studied medicine degree that many would argue is vague, even pointless because of my fears “I can´t see the blood”. In conclusion, you need to determine if it’s worthwhile. But I think that never is too late to do anything that you want, that’s a good reason to pursue it.
My biggest regret is not have taken advantage of my stay in Ireland in order to speak more English.
ResponderEliminarIf you can imagine being in a new country, completely alone and everything new, you think how to make new friends can be.
Hanging out with people from your own country is always easier (because both have something in common) than meeting people with whom don´t have anything in common with you and possess different culture and custom. So, you meet Spanish people and speak Spanish or in the best case you connect with whatever foreigner like you and you practise English. But you hardly ever meet an English native speaker with whom can talk to or and in case of being lucky, you feel so uncomfortable or shy that you feel out of place and you can´t enjoy it.
Just now I´m in Spain I think I wish I had taken more advantage of my time and I had spoken more English. I should have gone out more times and have made more friends. Now I realise that spending my time with Spanish people was a missed opportunity to connect with someone who was able to improve my English.
Lately I´ve had second thoughts about improving my English again. I´m studying the E.O.I. in Ciudad Rodrigo and about the middle of year I´ll go back to United Kingdom to start again.
I know I´ll become a bilingual person and I´ll get a good job!
My biggest regret is not having enough confidence in myself when I was at school. People thought I was shy, but really what happened is that I thought I would not like people, so I used to spend all my free time reading or studing. I became a lonely child but who got very good grades in school.
ResponderEliminarThe situation did not change when I started secondary school, because being older myself, my fears grew with me too. I wish I had more courage to make friends and have overcome all my fears. Admittedly I got very good marks to get into the University but I was not an emotionally mature person.
Luckily, at the University I met the person who is now my best friend, that helped me to meet more friends, and what is more important, to trust in myself, due to, as my close friend always says, "Everyone is imperfect for worldwide".