At the risk of sounding a bit woo, I’ve always believed my life was mapped out. And because of that, I’m willing to let things unfold rather than always push for what I think should be happening.

In hindsight, these observations are obvious. If life-transforming missions could be found with just a little navel-gazing and an optimistic attitude, changing the world would be commonplace. But it’s not commonplace; it’s instead quite rare. This rareness, we now understand, is