After attending three interviews over the last two weeks, I weighed out the options that came out and made a decision to join up with a local administrative solutions firm in their accounting division. At this very early stage – my first day is tomorrow – I am not really sure what lies ahead regarding how this position exactly fits into my professional plan. As every professional does, I will make real time decisions going forth as to what career steps are best and when. However, I am grateful for this opportunity and plan to view it as a learning experience to which I will give my all during my tenure.

The airline pursuit was a journey that I needed to take. Whether I ever seek out another professional pilot position in the future remains to be seen. However, at this point, I am honestly not interested. Flying is VERY important to me, don’t misunderstand. However, I believe the secret to happiness in aviation is to keep it as a hobby and keep commercialism in another compartment of life. Unfortunately, aviation isn’t cheap. That said, I need to re-ramp up this CPA career very efficiently, get the certificate experience completed, the cert hanging on the wall, and keep busting it for a good while.

In addition to my recent professional win, my wife just got a large promotion at work. With news of my new position and her promotion (in the same week), our income potential has increased significantly. This timing brings us to similar situations in our yet different careers: we are both embarking upon the next chapter of our professional lives. I’ll be motivated by her professional efforts to, in turn, kick ass in my profession and perhaps I’ll reciprocate the same results in her world. Greener pastures lie ahead for us. We are finally in a position where we can make some serious money, travel abroad, and do the house improvements and the other things we’ve dreamed of for a long time now (shhh….buy an airplane…shhh ) – and of course, SAVE for the future too! Savings make a hell of a insurance policy should the next downturn catch us with our pants down like this one did. Our previous savings saved our financial asses this time, that is for sure.

I am so very grateful for the opportunity in this tough job market. There are no guarantees in life, but I shall do my very best to learn everything I can, be valuable to the company, and begin to prove my worth in this profession again. As to how long I stay with them, time will tell. But, I’ll know much more after I’ve put in a few weeks, met the folks I’ll work with, and otherwise size it up.

I’ll keep you posted as this former professional pilot rejoins the work-a-day world and begins to build a career again – just in a different direction.

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