Welcome and Week I Introduction.

Welcome

Hi and welcome to my Accounting for Decision Making Journey. This term is shaping up to be a difficult one with working and studying full-time, moving and taking care of the family however i enjoy a challenge and I will do my best to persevere (just may need a gentle nudge and a wake up call every now and then). Please watch this space as there will be more to come on my wonderful adventures during this course jasonsaccountingjourney.blogspot.com

Week 1 Introduction

Hi my name Is Jason and i am currently residing in Roma with my wife and 2 kids (moving to Toowoomba in the next couple of weeks). While i am studying my Degree in Accounting I am also working full time as a Cafe Manager at the Roma Airport. I have been in the hospitality industry for the past 10 or so years beginning as a customer service attendant at the local Leonards Chicken shop in Cairns but then quickly moved through the ranks and in various hospitality industry till i gained my qualifications as a Chef. It was throughout my employment that i lost my passion for cooking but gained it back again with the love of identifying costings, troubleshooting, training, learning and development, quality assurance and advising and this is where i felt my career was heading. After helping a few friends out with their struggling business and chatting to my family it was confirmed that Accounting should be my future career, so here i am attempting to full fill this dream.

When not studying and working full time i like to play most sports (especially both indoor and outdoor cricket, AFL, Martial arts) go to the theatre with my wife and spending time with my kids. As mentioned earlier I am married with 2 children but I also have 2 step sons who i all adore greatly. My eldest step son actually works for XERO in New Zealand in digital marketing (so you never know what he may be able to help us out with).

This term is going to prove to be a little more difficult than last term as i am taking on more courses but my aim is to try and finish my degree sometime in 2018 (hopefully just before end of financial year so i can get a job). And in the meantime i will attempt to finally get out of the hospitality industry (i am so looking forward to when this becomes a reality) and enter the world of accounting in any area possible. While learning out of a text book will give me a good foundation and basic elements there is so much more to learn in the real world. I have gained a little work doing bookkeeping so this is a start and it can only go up from there. Till my next post where i let you all know about my company please take care and continue to hit the books. It may seem hard now but I have faith that we will all make it through and do OK.