Question

PLEASE HELP !are there any errors in this sentence?

I've been giving my future career a lot of thought and now decided that I could best put my technical skills to use by becoming an educator.

Answer 1

What about this instead?

Having given a lot of thought to my career, I have decided that I could put my technical skills to good use by becoming an education technologist.

btw, "possession of great tech skills" is not a very important attribute for a good educator. http://www.topteachingcolleges.net/great-teachers/

Answer 2

Or " I've decided, after alot of thought, that I could best put my technical skills to use by becoming an educator."