Stories:

I remember standing behind the paint desk at Lowe’s asking myself “how the hell do i get a better job?” I was 21, just dropped out of my first attempt at college, I had a passing interest in the HR department (that existed back then) and had no clue how people got that job or how to write a good resume. This was my first hint....but it wasn't till years later that I discovered what I'm passionate about - we all need multiple hints, multiple arrows, to hone in on the target!

Another hint came years later, when I made the choice to move to South Korea and Japan to become an English teacher. Just teaching middle schoolers and such, which I loved, but hated testing time! I knew teaching was a good-enough career, but I felt it wasn't quite right...another hint/arrow.

The third arrow came when I became a professor for 2 years, in which I had to write a scientific paper and had it published in Japan. The topic: A disability of a friend, whom learned to read using a novel method that we developed together - one that utilized a type of phonics that worked for him. Potentially a helpful resource for others who suffer from his exact type of disability...and we created a movie for it as well. But the arrow was that novel methodology, I discovered I enjoyed helping people learn something via methods that work for them. 

The fourth arrow? Having an interview that the recruiter asked one specific question that set up the firework for me getting into this line of work.