I'm a generally trusting soul, although I have a feeling that will do me harm some day- perhaps even today (oh well, trust anyway). I know nearly nothing about Steve Pavlina, but I choose to link to one of his posts.
I found a very interesting post on Steve's site. It talks about looking at your career goals from a "top-down" perspective by discovering your underlying abilities and strengths. I'm going to put that into action- right now, in fact.
I enjoy teaching- but the term "teaching" doesn't really express what I really mean by the term. I love demonstrating how to do things and seeing how someone's confidence grows from having earned a new skill. I love to share what I know- not to promote myself and not to cheat others from being able to learn, but to save time and thus get more accomplished.
Maybe I'll be a professor some day. Maybe I'll be a trainer some day. Maybe I'll continue to be a senior-level developer and collaborate with my team members. Regardless of what job I hold, I want to work to make sure my career is always focused around sharing information (especially practical, useful information) with others.
Thank you, Steve. That was insightful.