Kristen Wheeler's Blog

Recently I was on the phone with a courier service. When I gave my credit card, which has my husband’s name on it, the dispatcher said, “Paul DesRosiers?! Did he used to be a bike messenger here?” I said, “Yes he did. You remember him?” He said, “Yes, gosh that was twenty years ago. He was a rockstar. One of our best ever.”

Contrast this with another job that Paul got fired from, on his first day.

You’ll see why in some roles you’ll be a...