Linda Mason's story is very relatable and inspiring. We all would like to help out those in need but how many of us actually do it? Linda faced road blocks and detours in her planned career in management because she wanted to see change. Linda left Yale in 1979, which is one of the most prestigious Universities in the United States to work in Cambodian refugee camps. She only worked for a year but she felt a void in her life and the perfect chance to help with change came knocking at her door. The opportunity was "Save the Children" and a famine that swept Western Sudan.
Linda's story is inspiring to me because she went after what she had a passion and a love for which was helping people. When choosing a career I feel that most people go for money instead of what they actually love. Linda chose to continue to help people instead of corporate America because that's what she had a genuine love for which is always more important in my opinion. One of the things that she said that stuck with me is “Discover your passions, and combine them with your skills" which spoke directly to me. You should find out what you have a love for and a passion for first and then combine that with what you do well in order to choose the career that is best for you.
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