Chapter One. Create a Personally, Professionally, and Financially Rewarding Career Doing What You Love

“There is no passion to be found playing small—in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”

Nelson Mandela

Bobby and Tess have multiple career acts. Tess is a nanny during the day and loves to engage in her hobby of photography in the evenings and on weekends. Exciting for Tess, her evening and weekend fun has become increasingly profitable, so she has been gradually cutting back her hours as a nanny. Bobby, her husband, is an IT professional by day. As a second career act, Bobby is a Web designer under retainer to a major corporation, keeping the company’s pages current, interactive, and brilliant. He also ...

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