When I first left the Tug Boat Life, I thought it might be a mistake until I realized that the offshore part of the maritime industry has so much more potential and opportunities for directional career paths as well as practically endless career advancement opportunities and an abundance of career based maritime schools that offer endless knowledge so each maritime employee can continuously learn, grow and become better throughout their entire career. I absolutely love the maritime industry! After conquering the title “Jack of Trades” I can honestly say that this has been one of the best career choices of my life, only wish I had chose this career direction much sooner, lol. Going forward, my long term goals are to continue schooling as often as possible and learning as much as possible, no matter how high up the ladder I go. My life long goal has been to obtain as much knowledge possible and to endlessly better myself in every way possible. There is no such thing as “The Best” because we can always become better, no matter how good we get, how smart we get, or how advanced we become. There will always be room for improvement. We can all be one of the best, but we can never be The Best. This is an extremely important fact of life that has unlocked unlimited potential once I learned it, endured it and conquered it.