Nearly 11 months ago I began a blog series meant to document all of the mental roadblocks that long stood in the way of my career fulfillment. Last week I finally put the series to rest with a post about the negative and positive roles of dreams.

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Over the past year and change, I have been asked frequently “how did you hook up with those guys.” Typically, the conversation becomes less about “those guys” and more about the scenario that made a 7-year code monkey, husband, and father of two choose to jump out of the comfort of corporate life.