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Tracie, thamks for asking this really important question.I am going to answer your question not with a \"Yes / No\" response but by giving you guidelines / criterria you can use to determine whether an MCDST Career or any other type of career is right for you.
Have you ever seen a video of a child singing with such great vocals ... that adults with years of training are not able to match him / her?
The reason is that our brains are hard-wired to perform certain tasks much better than others.
Just like most people can sing but only a few have the talent to actually perform, you can do pretty much anything in the Tech. Industry ... but there are only a few things that you can perform excellently.
The key is to find those few skills, careers, etc. that you perform exceptionally well and then major on them.
Their is a cost both in time and in resources for acquiring the knowledge, skills any experience required for any career.
Some careers take a really long time to train for and are also expensive while others may take a few months.
So, be pragmatic about your career goals and make sure that you can really afford the learning required for that career.\".
Every career has a matching personality types. So, to choose a career, you must know your personality and that of the typical professional in that career and then determine if their is a match.
Don\'t try to fix yourself into a career that your personality is not suited for because it will create a lot of stress and conflict and you may not be able to achieve even average results.
Sun Tzu said that the key to winning every way is: \"To Know Yourself and To Know Your Enemy!\".
Is your job your bobby or is it totally different from your hobbies?
Are you interested in the job beyond just earning a paycheck or are you interested in the career just as a means of paying your bills?
Your ideal career should interest you and be fun. It should pay your bills of course but you must also enjoy doing it ...