After obtaining my CPA license I had to find a new dragon to slay. Let's back up. The CPA was a big impossible goal for me. I began my quest to become a CPA back in 2004. I really didn't know a lot about accounting at that point. In fact I stumbled onto it quite accidentally. I was in the military and I was put in charge of bringing our shipboard personnel files up to code. I didn't realize it but that was my first foray into accounting...compliance auditing. When I was done with my tour I had just finished my B.S. in General Business. So what now? I decided I would become a big-time accountant and make lots of money. Interviewers had quite a time with me and it seemed impossible that I'd ever be here, but four years later I have obtained an MBA, and a CPA designation. Well upon receiving my license I felt a hole. Where I used to have a challenge a drive now I've got all this time and no impossible dragon to slay (that's what I call goals...because it's cool!).
I got to thinking and as a 300 pound desk bound worker I wondered what could be the most challenging, impossible thing I could aim for? Well ladies and gentleman I've decided. I WILL RUN A MARATHON! Uh oh! The thing about me is that I am stubborn. Once I get something in my head I won't stop. I'm a dragon slayer. The problem is...I can't even run a mile...YET. Any marathoners have any advice for me? I'm going to take it slow and I would like to run 1 year from today in a marathon. For now I'll set my next goal at running a mile, then two, then entering a 5k race, then a half marathon, and then another, and then slay the dragon. Well that's all for Raymond, for now.
Thanks for your support.
Ray Wilburn
CPA, MBA
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Handsome Raymond loves you, and he also loves to speak of himself in the third person. Enjoy yourself cause as far as we know there's only one life to live (at least one that you'll remember)