We need to mix things up in order to keep things interesting, both at home and in the office, so I try to recognize the lifestyle choices that run alongside every career move I consider. Will this opportunity keep me from my friends and family? Will I be on the road constantly, to where I’ll [...]

Sometimes a far-off goal can appear so out of reach you can’t be bothered. On a football field, for example, the quarterback doesn’t think goal line every time he calls a play. It’s all about eating up yardage—three yards here, seven yards there—and buying your team time to keep possession and continue marching down the [...]