I am incredibly proud of myself as of late. I decided at the beginning of this year to invest in myself with taking some learning courses online. You are never too old to learn new things. I found about a website called Coursera from my therapist and decided to check it out.

I didn’t want to overwhelm myself, so I have only been taking one course at a time.

I started with a bookkeeping course, with the hopes that it would help me in my current position at work and while I did learn some things, I did not feel it was entirely useful in my work life.

On the plus side, it gives me a certificate, and I can add it to my resume, should in the future I need to look for work.

I am now currently taking what I thought was an accounting course, however it appears to be a mish-mosh of accounting and learning about capital markets, which I do not find will ever be useful to me, however I plan to finish it.

I also have been learning Spanish through Babbel, I find I understand more than I am able to speak, because I really do not use it in my everyday life.

All in all, I am happy that I took these steps. It expands the mind, all while helping me round out my resume. You never know when things my go the other direction and you are on the market for a new job. You want things that stand out, that show that you are willing to learn in order to better yourself.