I'll preface my question with a blurb to try to better explain what I mean.
As a child, I experimented with very basic electrical projects, and I built electronic projects using the ubiquitous xxx in 1 kits with the spring terminals. I never applied myself to electronics as much as you did, but I always had an interest. I was also interested in other things, under the broad category of automotive. I took vocational electronics in Secondary School, and went on to University. After graduation, I could have chosen a path of electronics engineering, but instead I chose the School bus factory, which lead to my work in the construction equipment industry. My knowledge of electronics has helped, and I get to "dabble in it" on occasion, but I realize I've chosen a different path than you.
Sorry for the long blurb, but the question is simply, were there any other career paths that you considered, or did you always know you would be an electronics engineer?