Perhaps like me you chose a major in college or had graduate work in a field that you sort of fell into. It is hard to know exactly what you want when you are 16 or 17 years old. In my day the choic..

"There is a destiny beckoning to be lived, and no one else can live it in our stead."David Whyte, PoetHave you ever wondered how it is that we human beings divide ourselves into such diverse career ca..

We all remember the children's story of the Ugly Duckling. The poor thing was so awkward and big, so unlike his duckling brothers and sisters. But one day he had become a large, graceful, beautiful sw..

Some time ago, I developed a practice of deciding on a word or phrase that would be my overarching theme for the next year. Rather than create numerous resolutions that I might or might not remember, ..

"The average 17-year-old possesses 400 transferable skills."A transferable skill is any talent, skill or capacity we have developed that can be applied in other ways. And that's the good news for deve..

"Throw yourself like seed as you walk, and into your own field . . . "Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish PoetAll of us want it: meaningful work that is truly ours, something that will speak for us long after ..