I'd claim that I've had a fascinating life and a very interesting and varied career and, importantly, I'd say that starting out as an apprentice electrician served me well because an electrician tends to have to adopt a whole range of skillsets associated with other construction related trades. (Carpenter, plumber, painter, decorator, tiler, mason, engineer, etc)

My own strengths, skills and disciplines mated well with such demands and later in my career, an ability to supervise and govern those around me delivered additional personal qualities that would become vital for the ambitious and risky personal business goals I would one day set myself.

Back in the 1970's, education wise, a pupil's future career prospects was treated almost as an afterthought and involved little more than a couple of lessons in the library just weeks before all of us left school for good.

Enrolling as an apprentice electrician was never my own choice but the choice of my disciplined, controlling father. Nevertheless, I did enjoy the work. If anyone had ever had asked me to choose my own vocation, back then, I would have picked oceanographer.