I love a story that was told to me by a colleague who started school pursuing a degree in agriculture about 30 years ago. She then worked as a security agent at a major airport, complete with a bullet proof vest and a sniffer dog. Over the next few decades she went on to work as a community planner, a landscaper and volunteer librarian. Finally, at age 47, she ended up in her work as a Literacy Program Manager, a job she loved and exactly where she wanted to be and where she could have never guessed. The point of this story is that sometimes our career paths are crooked, meandering, and anything but straightforward! But it’s all valuable. Sometimes a major shift in work is needed, but sometimes it’s as simple as a shift in perspective. Let’s work together to find your path forward.