What’s your passion in life? What lights you up? What makes your heart sing? Why can’t you just find a well-paying job doing that? You haven’t identified your passion yet? Why not? Are you indecisive?

I was recently offered a “great” professional opportunity. A gig that just about anyone in my field would want. There was one problem, however: I didn’t want it. When I was originally offered the ...

Bounds is the VP of Content & U.S. Media Partnerships at SmartNews, a former editor and writer at the Wall Street Journal, and the author of Not Too Late: The Power of Pushing Limits at Any Age. Eight ...