I was sitting at my desk at my insurance job, thinking about chiropractic. Google kept showing me article after article about this new discovery that had captured my attention. For the first time, I had found something I could pursue with both purpose and passion. It felt like a much better fit than insurance ever did, and even more fulfilling than journalism would have been. I remember walking into my insurance boss's office and saying, "I don't think this job is the right fit for me. I want...

In life, few of us get the opportunity to pursue something we are truly passionate about. Before long, the weight of the world catches up with all of us. We have bills to pay, families to support, emergencies to prepare for, and one day, retirement to think about. It always amazes me how resilient people can be when they have a purpose. A single mom working three jobs so her kids can eat. A son putting in long days in construction to help care for a sick parent. There is no stopping a person...

Selling insurance with Humana was a job full of surprises. I was a 22-year-old bright eyed and bushy tailed new graduate ready to take on the world with this new job and new field. The company gave me a work cell phone that would send me a name of a person who called in and was interested in discussing insurance along with their home address. I would wake up in the morning and see just a name and an address. I would take the address, punch it into my GPS, say a prayer, and head out to...