If I make enough money now, I can quit and do what I really love later.

Most of us don't get epiphanies. We only get a whisper -- a faint urge. That's it. That's the call. It's up to you to do the work of discovery, to connect it to an answer.

Of course, there's never a single right answer. At some point, it feels right enough that you choose, and the energy formerly spent casting about is now devoted to making your choice fruitful.

Pearls of wisdom summed up nicely.

I just read the whole article then came here for comments... I wish I had just started with the comments. Perfect summary.

good article, but why do these publications (read: Forbes) insist on drawing out articles to 9 or 10 different pages? Awesome for page views, very annoying as a reader.

first thing I do when I see such an article is look for the printable view link.

His books are well worth a read ("What Should I do with my Life?" and "Why do I Love These People?"), and they're nice commuting/bedtime reading because they're a bunch of short vignettes that follow a general theme.

And as far as I could glean from a 30-minute reading, he's a real mensch.