Finding Passion

As many people are, I am passionate about the standard things in life.  Family is #1 and after that it is variety of things from sports to technology.  But I never really found passion when it came to a career.  I have liked jobs before to the point where I didn't mind going to work but I never hopped out of bed excited for the work day to get started.  

That all changed for me a few years ago when my wife and I made the decision for me to go to a coding bootcamp.  I did a ton of research and weighed my options.  I originally got into Dev Bootcamp in Chicago but it would be 9 months before I could start.  I couldn't wait that long to start a new career.  Then, we stumbled across a new school opening only 20 minutes from my home, The Iron Yard Durham.  I quickly enrolled and spent the next twelve weeks learning Ruby on Rails.  

This was the best decision I could have made.  I finally felt like I found the passion I was missing in my career.  I enjoy waking up everyday knowing that when my day is finished, I will have learned something new.