I had a young man stop me in the street when I was walking who said he followed my advice made $80,000 in sales but stopped because it wasn’t his passion.

He asked me “what should I do with my life?”

I didn’t have time to answer him then so I’ll say this:

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Ultimately, it doesn’t matter, perhaps, that Newport’s advice on finding purpose falls flat. You’re probably going to get pretty far on So Good ’s first two sections alone. And perhaps you should be comfortable with the idea that mission and purpose are elusive, rare things — things you may never find in your career.

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