Shifting gears to new career is right move: An essay

CLEVELAND -- The buzzing of the alarm clock sounded like a freight train rumbling through the door. I felt like I'd gone to sleep three hours ago.

I did.
 
Why was I torturing myself? Did I need to go to college? No. I had a career. But then I envisioned myself 20 years later as a worn-out, bitter truck driver.