I have no idea if anyone will want to read this, but here you go anyway.
I don't know if a lot of people go through this, and I hope that not many have to (I have a feeling that I'm not alone here), I have come to a point in my life where I am asking my self questions like what do I want out of life, what makes me happy, and where do I want to go now. I like to think that I have had a lot of great opportunities and some awesome experiences, but that's not where I'm going with this.
a little back story to help, my last year of high school I started an apprehensive program to become an auto mechanic, after both a realization that working in that environment was not for me (although I love working with my hands and cars still) I was lost as many adolescents are. it was suggested to me that perhaps a career in banking is an avenue i could peruse. I love money, and I'm decent at math, so why not give it a try. 3 years later I graduated from college and had a job at TD Bank. Here I am thinking I'm on the right path. Wrong. After consulting with my manager at the time, she decided that I was not old enough (although that was never said) to persue another position that was available, despite being the youngest employee in the branch to have completed their securities license, as well as both my Mutual Funds license and life insurance qualification. I was honestly so disappointed that my career was on hold. I had an opportunity to leave TD and work at a Mutual Fund brokerage thanks to someone who I look up to and have been mentored by to this day. I jumped on that opportunity, for 2 years. it was one of the best jobs to this day. Maybe because the people where awesome, and so was the pay (didn't hurt that I had a corner office at 19). soon after I had a chance to move to Europe and also play American football in Denmark. I got to do some travelling, and more importantly meet some awesome people! I came back to Canada in 2008 right at the time the financial crisis was crushing the job market. I took some small time jobs to pay the bills, but in the end I had two choices either keep trying to start at the bottom of the totem pole, or go back to school. I choose the later. I enrolled at the University of Guelph - in the real estate and housing program, took me 3 years to finish, had some fun and even learned a bit. That brings me to where I am now.
finishing my last semester in April, I followed my heart out to Calgary working at a commercial real estate firm. I have great friends because if it was not for my buddy I wouldn't be here now. summer is coming to an end, and I miss a lot, it doesn't help that I have a massive family (which include many friends) so I'm coming home in a few days (Sept 2nd) and I'm back at the beginning. No job, lots of free time, and great friends and family. So what do I do? Well I don't know how I came across it but I've decided that I am going to join the military and serve over seas, I mean I like to travel and I like excitement right? just kidding but on a serious note I am going to apply to the police force at the end of September. I have realized that I need a job that keeps me on my toes, contributes to society, and will require me to stay in peak shape (since my life may depend on it). I don't know and really don't care what people will think or say, but I think that this could be a huge change for me.
thanks for reading and stay tuned for my progress reports (if I make this public)
-Tsiakos
