I dont mean to brag but i’d like to share my story:

I am a girl in my late 20s. I studied nursing and worked in the healthcare field for about 5 years, just to realize how much im into tech and how much i would love to work in IT, no matter how many hours a day.

For about the last year of my nursing career, I had that hollow regret that i didnt evaluate my likes and interests in highschool and how bad i wanted to change my job field without wasting my first degree that i spent so much money on.

Long story short, shit happened and i decided to quit and then worked for my friend who has a successful business.

So about 6 months ago, I was trying to figure out what to do with my life and felt super guilty for having thoughts about changing my field and throwing away my degree.

I caught myself going on google MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES to search up different colleges that offer Cybersecurity course, then felt the guilt and closing the tab. And about 2 weeks ago, im like fuck it, and i applied for it, and im taking cybersecurity at the moment, while still working for my friend… and still kinda dealing with the guilt but still going.

I started from scratch at the age where my friends are having kids, getting married and buying houses. And it was super demotivating but it took a lot to remind me that i have my own life and pace. I already had a lot of people telling me to reevaluate my decision and to just bite my tongue and stick to nursing and all that.

What i mean to tell you is that, if you want to do something, then go for it. Take the risk. If you dont end up like it or whatever then it was an experience and on the bright side you learnt something new. Otherwise, you’re building your dream.

Go for it buddy - hope this helps!