Careful. I wouldn't speak too quickly. See I became a lawyer. LOL But then I represented a religious school as a fulltime in-house counsel and have done estate planning since, when I wasn't raising my kids.
Well, if journalism lost you at least you raised the level of another profession.
My opinion is based on the fact that it didn't occur to you to exploit a situation instead of just solve the problem. That kind of attitude stems from core values and those hold no matter where you are..