Well it’s coming up to a month already since I finished my certification in Cybersecurity and I thought I’d do a catch up as Cybersecurity didn’t quite go to the plan in my journal and head. ( I am aware a month isn’t that long in the scheme of things)
When I started my cybersecurity journey I was so excited to jump into a realm of tech that not only had I left untouched but one that I was fascinated by and indeed with a passion to protect people thought this was going to be my place.
But the more I delve into cybersecurity the more I became less interested. It was a weird feeling as even to this day I still feel the intrigue into the world of cybersecurity.
But the reality of cybersecurity is just far too different.
Due to my health issues I must avoid stress at all costs. Well it turns out that there isn’t a single area of my interests within cybersecurity that isn’t as a career, very damn stressful.
Sadly I also find the world of cybersecurity rather a negative environment. I don’t quite know what it is but there is just some serious negative energy at every corner I seem to touch. Hey I get it, it’s not exactly going to be roses and butterflies fighting criminals, but coming from a creative form of technology, I guess it hit me far harder.
Not to mention the sheer lack of actual programming. My nature is an engineer, I love building and logical puzzles and nothing makes me happier nowadays than to sit all day writing code and creating software.
That’s was my mistake.
I got a bit confused about what my expectations of a cybersecurity programmers/engineers roll would be. It was nothing like I expected.
So I made the decision to follow my heart and not my head.
My head tells me that as a career cybersecurity is safe and well in demand. My heart loves every moment of being an iOS developer. Following my true passion, my heart that lies with iOS development may be the harder path, but nothing in this life is impossible & I choose not to give up and to give my iOS developer career everything I have to offer. Being happy and loving what you do has to win.
Do I regret taking half the year off to get my cybersecurity certification?
Heck no. I learned about things that still to this day interest me and I will probably continue to learn more. I just can’t see me currently doing it day in day out without severe burnout.
iOS development doesn’t burn me out, it lights a fire within me and I have so many plans for the coming year, including entering Revenue Cat Shipaton for the first time next month! Yes that means that this time next month I shall be telling you all about my latest app that I have been squirrelling away on. You may have seen some bts on the socials but I can’t wait to share it all with you! Thanks for following along on my crazy adventures within tech, it sure is a fun ride! 🧚♀️
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