CHAPTER 7 
CONNECTING YOUR TALENTS TO INTERESTS
“I hadn’t thought of myself as a creative person because I’ve never been particularly good at art. But now I see there are many ways of being creative and I don’t have to continue in civil engineering just because I’m good at math and science.”
—CIVIL ENGINEER SHIFTING TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AS A RESULT OF REASSESSING HER INTEREST-BASED TALENTS
“It’s really difficult determining what other interests would enable me to use my talents differently after working for 35 years in a managerial capacity.”
—EXECUTIVE CONTEMPLATING HIS RETIREMENT OPTIONS AND LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE THAN GOLF
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