ABSTRACT
Isubscribe to the “Captain, My Captain”1 philosophy of career management, that leaders can inspire and show, and that individuals need to take responsibility for their own decisions, values, and actions; everyone should watch The Dead Poet’s Society2 once or twice as an adult to keep inspired. I believe that people have the ultimate responsibility in driving their own career where they want it to go. I say this as a mother of two sons: one an optimistic, talented musician on his own not-so-easy (and oh-so-unexpected by his parents) path to touch many people through his work and gift, and the other an energetic, developmentally disabled force for good in the world who will most likely never be independent.
