This is my story and in many ways may become the story of your work, career, and job.  So, pay heed.   Understand the conventional rules and challenge/hack the rules of work.  Your story arc will be different.

I started out of high school doing manual work.   My first job was as an ordinary seaman in the merchant marine.  I worked on rust buckets on and off for 5 years.   This manual work was very hard and frankly not suited to my style, abilities, temperament, and life direction.  Continue reading →