I’m the guy people go to when they have a problem with Excel. I’m the guy who (people assume) was born knowing how to build nested if statements in his sleep. My first “career” job was in the Finance department of Bank of America. I hadn’t majored in Finance or Accounting in college. I never had a job in Finance before. Nor had I worked in a bank.What I did do in the few years leading up to this first role, and ever since, was identify problems and solved them with Excel. Delayed financial reports, inaccurate information, and high processing times were no longer problems.I worked hard to learn Excel faster and better than my coworkers. So naturally, I got quite good with it.Being good at something means that people seek you out for help. And when you’re constantly being asked for help, you get even better. Do you see where this is going? An upward spiral of learning that rewarded me with names like Excel expert / guru and spreadsheet ninja.I was