Being a twin myself, I felt the need to share this Ironman-related story.
From Professional Accountant to Professional Triathlete:
Ten years ago, I was sitting in a training session at a Big Four accounting firm, thinking about my answer to a question on a self-evaluation form: “Where do you see yourself in 10 years?” I remember exactly what I wrote: to be a professional triathlete winning the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon.Read more here.
I knew that reply wasn’t exactly what the managers wanted to read (I’m sure everyone else has written something like “making partner” or “CFO”), and I thought about changing it to something a little easier for the managers to swallow. But I didn’t.
I continued to work at the firm for three more years, gaining invaluable experience and making my way up the promotional ladder.
It wasn’t until my twin sister, Laurel, got sick with cancer when I revisited that idea of being a professional triathlete. With my sister and best friend faced with a life-threatening disease, I could no longer focus solely on accounting. Being a part of her fight to beat cancer made me realize I wanted to follow my passion, to inspire my sister who so badly wanted to be healthy and active. Plus, I knew I had it in me: I ran track and cross country at Mount Saint Mary’s University, an NCAA Division 1 school, and swam competitively for 15 years. Plus, I was already a "professional" at something — accounting — so how hard could the switch be?
Check out the Wassner twins website here.
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