As I was growing up, it was almost an unwritten rule that in order to attain professional success, one should focus on a niche and become an expert. After all, that made a lot of sense. By gaining experience and knowledge in the same field, I would be able to take on additional responsibility and assume more senior roles, right? Following this rule of thumb, I majored in Economics as an undergraduate student, with the goal of pursuing a career in finance. But after working for a couple of years as an investment banking analyst after graduating from college, my well-laid out plans went out the window. I stopped thinking about the best finance jobs and instead, started doing what felt more authentic to me.
