High School Passion in The Washington Post

I was the guest blogger in today's OnBalance Blog in the Washington Post.  Check out my blog and the many comments.  I'm slowly learning that one has to be thick skinned to play in the blog sphere...

On Balance by Leslie Morgan Steiner

When I was in high school, I only knew one type of passion (hint: it had nothing to do with work).

So, when my son, a junior in high school, came home from Career Day fired up about finding his passion, I was all ears. He was in charge of the day, which they called FYI (Find Your Inspiration). He and his peers invited "cool adults" (aka not Mom or Dad) to discuss how they chose their respective career paths. As the recent co-founder of YourOnRamp.com, a site for women in career transition, I found the entire process enlightening, especially since it took more than 20 years for me to figure out my own passion. Read more.