Do you know this song by Alicia Keys? The words go something like this:

"I keep on fallin’ in and out of love with you, 
Sometimes I love ya, sometimes u make me blue
Sometimes I feel good, at times I feel used
Lovin you darlin’ makes me so confused
Oh, oh, I never felt this way
How do you give me so much pleasure
And cause me so much pain
Just when I think
I’ve taken more than would a fool
I start fallin’ back in love with you"

Hand on your heart, how many times have you felt this way about not someone special, but about your business? I know I have many times over the years.

A few days ago I attended a networking meeting. The question posed was “Why do you do what you do? What influenced you to become an accountant?” The truth is I am an accidental accountant. And I suspect many other people have just fallen into their trades and professions, rather than strategically working towards it from a young age. So here’s my accidental story.

When I was a little girl, I really didn’t think I was going to become an accountant. In fact, I fully utilised the brilliant Hungarian selective educational system to prepare me to become a teacher.

My very first idea was to become an archaeologist (I loved my history teacher), and then perhaps a librarian (I loved books) and then came the idea of becoming a teacher.

Hi,

My name is Edit and I turned 40 in 2014, which is a big thing for me, hence the blog title!

I have been told by many marketing gurus that as a “successful” accountant running my own business I should (and must) start a blog and establish myself as an expert.