Growing up as a young girl I always wanted to be an accountant. My mother was a petty trader and at her shop we will see people walk in dressed in suits and they were usually nice looking. I will look up at them and say to myself when I grow up I will dress just like this. Sharp and elegant just the way some of the Ladies looked when the come to my mom's shop to buy stuff.
Picture was taken by me
in the office as a personal assistant
I kept this dream alive all through my college through to my university studied and bagged a bachelor of Science degree with second class lower from the Lagos State University. Then I got into a professional organisations and that's where I started to improve my career to be among the best in the office.
For this, you have to have a certification either with the Nigerian Chartered Accountant Institute or the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
I opted for ICAN and started pushing exams the first time I wrote wasn't encouraging I said maybe I didn't do so well because I didn't study well enough but I did study and it was hard and tiring but then I put in again for another exam taking extra classes again paying a personal tutor and most times sleeping in the classroom as it was a further distance from my home. Took the exam and nothing changed but at work things were changing.
Picture of PA
The managing partner I was a personal assistant to was retiring and work won't be the same for me. I had to start looking at other options. Already I had a side hustle as a masseuse but I didn't work full time with it because I was pursuing a professional career as an accountant. But I was fortunate to attend an entrepreneur training which boost my confidence that I can successfully start a business as a Mobile masseuse going from one home to another. So after the retirement party of the managing partner I stayed on the job just to set things up but I noticed that the new managing partner was with holding information from the former leaving me open for her to ask questions and when I did answer her, he comes for me with those answers.
The work place became toxic for me as I wasn't comfortable anymore so I put in my letter of resignation and left to start my own business.
At first everything seemed blank, like I wasn't ready for the whole financial drought.
But looking back am glad I took the decision to leave and build my own business.
I smile 😊 home everyday and I have no regrets for being a massage therapist.
Am busy the whole week I have regular clients weekly and they are very nice and sweet to me . They make the service I render easy to do with loads of love.
I went on to develop myself online so as to be the best therapist and I can boast of 2 diploma's and one certification as a physiotherapist Assistant.
Picture of me as a Massage therapist
And am loving the fact that I touch lives in various way I can't imagine.
If I could turn the hands of time I would rather have a degree in physical therapy than that of an accountant but life is what it is. My drive is my determination to be the best at what I do and keep improving myself at all times. There's a lot to look in on Instagram on exercise and sometimes massage strokes.
I didn't fail as an accountant I only evolved into a health care provider and this has helped me see life in another dimension.
Being here on hive block chain since January I still struggle with posting on the vibes community 😀 not because I don't want to but I struggle to upload my videos songs and most times I miss the deadline. This is one challenge am trying to over come as I have reached out to friends for assistance on what am doing wrong. It's just a set back not fear.
One thing I know is there are a lot I don't know how to navigate on this hive platform but as I grow know I will learn and do my best to be among the best in every community.. that's my target.
The cloud is free there's no stopping me here.. 😍😍😍😍😘
All pictures were captured and sent from my phone.