For the last, oh, 8 years I have felt the particularly strong need to find out what my purpose in life is. What should I do for a career? What should I dedicate that third of my life to? What am I best at? How can I use those skills (whatever they may be) to my advantage? Before I left Seattle, I started a series of conversations. Well, I meant to start a series, but it's quite possible that I only got one. In fact I remember only one, so strike that series (even if that's what I had intended!). While part of the Achievers Alumni Association board, I realized what an amazing group of people we alums had access to--the board of the College Success Foundation. Here was a group of successful professionals who were making a difference in the world, and in fact had made a huge difference in our worlds. One of their main strategies in making a difference was mentoring, so who better to look to for advice than them? So I arranged a lunch with the Vice Chair of the board (and one of m...
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