Actually I had decided from a very young age to be a nurse (like my mother) but she noticed my distressing independence of spirit and decided that I would be no good being polite to idiots above me in a hierarchical system. In other words I like to do my own thing! she talked to a local physio, I went and worked with her and loved it. Training was a bit of a bugger (idiots above me!) but since qualifying 40 years ago I have adored the profession, been on a constant learning curve and worked all over the world - go for it!!