Hi Michelle, Thank you for this great example of how a person can reinvent himself. He decided that he needed a change and took the steps to make that change. I am sure he was a motivating factor for your current students. It is true you can change the course of your career if you are willing to put forth the effort to make the change. It is not easy but it is possible. Many of us come from situations like his that enabled us to be in a career area we love because we decided with the help of our support group to make and change and we did. Gary