The author worked in the aerospace and military industries for many years, but was unhappy with their jobs. They realized their true passion was in entertainment, especially music and comedy. The author researched schools and degrees, and chose to pursue a Media Communications degree from Full Sail University. This degree allows the author to build on their existing skills while following their passion for media, helping them become more confident they made the right career choice.

2. Before I started the MCBS Program I was in the
aerospace manufacturing industry doing logistic
support.

3. Prior to that I was in the military for 11 years
working on aviation electronics.

4. Both jobs were really innovative, and I learned a lot
doing both.

5. I had always thought I wanted to be in some kind of
job making electronics or at least fixing them, but
my time in the military made me realize that wasn’t
for me.

6. My time working in aerospace was fun, but I still
wasn’t happy doing my job at the end of the day.

7. But then I decided to look at the things that did
make me happy and find a way to make that my
future career.

8. I also looked into what skills seemed to help me in
my past careers.

9. I put together a
list of those skills
so I could work on
enhancing them.

10. Because of that I
was able to
pinpoint many
talents that I was
unaware of.

11. Each one was a big help in my success in the past,
but not related to the job directly.

12. Because of that I realized that it wasn’t the job that
was going to make me happy.

13. I finally figured out that I had to focus on my skills
that made me both successful and happy.

14. Because of that I
began looking into
the one thing that
makes me truly
happy,
entertainment.

15. Any form of entertaining people works for me, but
music and comedy are the two that stand out most
in my mind and heart.

16. I hopped online and started looking for a school
and degree.

17. I searched for quite some time trying to figure out
what degree fit best.

18. Until finally I came across Full Sail University. I did
some research on the school, and after finding out
how closely connected to the entertainment
industry I knew I’d found my school.

19. Now I just needed to narrow down the degree. I
looked through them all and it was like a light
turned on when I read over the Media
Communications degree plan.

20. It hit on such a wide variety of the skills I had been
looking at as strengths, I knew I’d found my path.

21. And ever since I decided to pursue my passion for
media I’ve become more and more confident that
this was the right choice.

22. It has been very tough because I have zero
experience formally, but the more assignments I
complete, the more my portfolio is growing.