Passover some words of wisdom

I attended a family seder on Monday, a Jewish tradition that I've been fortunate enough to take part in for the past 3 years. Arturo and I chatted over ancient maps that were displayed on the walls of his home. Each map symbolized where different parts of his family were from and where they are now. His story was a fascinating one telling the drastic emigrations of his parents, from Latvia to Uruguay, Uruguay to Western Canada - each move requiring a change of lifestyle and starting over in a foreign country. His father, whom was a medical doctor, returned to school when he moved to Canada because medical licensing is different in each country. He loved what he did and wanted to continue to practice medicine. He was the oldest medical student in his school, at age 65. He practiced into his late 70's.

In the end, Arturo says to me, "It is extremely important to love what you do, it is unfortunate to be unhappy with your work when you spend so much of your life working. There are 3 key things to keep in mind when you want to succeed. Have common sense, be flexible, and gain skill set".

I have a couple of things to work on.