o greatly benefited from. I also continue to offer guidance to colleagues at the college when curriculum issues arise. I cannot totally step away.”

Be a Shadow for a Day

What do you want to be when you grow up? Teens play that all the time. Shadowing is just like it sounds. You follow someone around watching what he or she does. With the easy resource of the Internet, you can do some research and see if there are professional associations or groups in your area of interest. Often, they will know of educational or mentoring programs for you to contact and see if you can shadow someone for a day. Also, network. Let your family, friends, and friendly colleagues know you are interested in exploring this new arena. Often they will know someone you could contact to ask what it is like and to ask if you could shadow them

Making a Difference Every Day

When we get to the point where we feel we have hit the wall of void, the total absence of meaning in our lives, what do we do next? How do we identify our path? How do we know which step is the right one, and which will lead us in the wrong direction?