ditto. Read the whole thing!<\/p>\n
These profiles give an authentic glimpse of a style of life that hasn\u2019t yet been captured by a novel or a movie \u2014 the subtle blend of high-achiever successes, trade-offs and deep commitments to others. In the profiles, you see the intoxicating lure of work, which provides an organizing purpose and identity. You see the web of mentor-mentee relationships \u2014 the courtship between the young and the middle-aged, and then the tensions as the mentees break off on their own…. You see the way people not only choose a profession, it chooses them. It changes them in a way they probably didn\u2019t anticipate at first.
\n… Sotomayor\u2019s life also overlaps with a broader class of high achievers. You don\u2019t succeed at that level without developing a single-minded focus, and struggling against its consequences.
\nvia Ben Casnocha: The Blog: Sonia Sotomayor Has Pursued Her Calling<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ditto. Read the whole thing! These profiles give an authentic glimpse of a style of life that hasn\u2019t yet been captured by a novel or a movie \u2014 the subtle blend of high-achiever successes, trade-offs and deep commitments to others. In the profiles, you see the intoxicating lure of work, which provides an organizing purpose … <\/p>\n