I dreamt of being a few wildly different things from cartoonist to war correspondent. Then my calling became more and more obvious: software engineering. This

I dreamt of being a few wildly different things from cartoonist to war correspondent. Then my calling became more and more obvious: software engineering. This lasted for a few years, but after a while I felt like being an artisan baker at a bread factory. The love was gone after all those meetings and KPIs and sprints. I was fortunate enough to start a successful business that uses my love for software engineering, but only to produce something entirely different. I make bureaucracy easier for immigrants with well-written online information. My dev skills help in more natural ways, just like any other business skill. I could never have expected that, but the benefits far exceed what I could get from any dream job. My real dream was to enjoy what I do and to have a healthy work life balance. That's far more valuable.