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Following your passion

Following your passion

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Following your passion

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Jeff Layton: It seems like oftentimes friends or family will say "just follow your passion and the rest will fall into place." Is that good advice? Valerie Sutton: Uh, it's common advice. For me, it sets you up for failure if you don't find that one thing that you are passionate about, and the reality is you can be great at a lot of different things. So, it's about analyzing yourself, what you like, what you enjoy, and then saying, hey where would this fit in the industries that are surrounding me? How might I play this out in a role that I take with a company? But to set yourself up and say you know you just find your passion, what happens if you don't find it? You don't want that to happen right, Jeff. Jeff: No. I think I am involved with my passion now with work, so there is room for knowing your passion. Valerie: Absolutely. There's there is definitely room, and again it's thinking about what you really enjoy doing. And as long as you're getting to do that for the majority of time…

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