I have to own my story, I said to a co-​​​​worker recently as we dis­cussed the choices we’ve made in regard to edu­ca­tion. I was lament­ing to him how a job post­ing at the hos­pi­tal was right up my alley. I had the rel­e­vant expe­ri­ence, I had the nec­es­sary skill for the posi­tion, but with­out a col­lege degree, Human Resources would not even accept my appli­ca­tion. The pay would have been dou­ble my cur­rent entry level wage and the hours much more man­age­able with home life. Own­ing my story means hav­ing to accept the choices I’ve made along the … Keep read­ing …