My Personal Plan

I remember being asked the common question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” as a child. That one common question brought on so much confusion not only as a child, but also as a “grown up”. Very recently I began exploring different areas about myself and my career interest. I learned what my strong and weak competencies are and I became familiar with my Ethical Lens -- Rights and Responsibilities. I also realized that my desire to gain my Bachelor’s in accounting and to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the next five years was in fact, stemming from these things I was not aware about myself. It became a puzzle and the first piece was figuring out how my goal would flourish by understanding my career interest and competencies.
The results to both my Career Interest Profiler and Competencies shined light onto my strengths, weaknesses, and my work environment preferences. For my competencies I scored in between middle to high levels in delivering results, following instructions, organizing, and adapting to change. Discovering that I held these skills confirmed that my career choice was the right one. The results to my Career Interest Profiler were conventional, enterprising, and realistic. Although I was aware that I very easily adapted to change in my personal life, I would have never related that to be a positive outcome to have an interest in enterprising. All these characteristics, which can be found in accounting, intertwined with a degree will be the basis of being a successful and fulfilled professional.
Once enrolling at University of Phoenix, I had to make the decision about what degree I would pursue. At this point I knew I wanted to become a CPA but, I had two options in degrees to choose from – a Bachelor’s in business with a concentration in accounting or a Bachelor’s in accounting. Either one would prepare me for Arizona’s CPA exam but I would meet Arizona’s education requirements upon receiving a Bachelor’s in accounting. I