The Science of Prospection and the Myth of the "Fixed" Career We are taught from a young age to answer one question: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" For most, the answer is dictated by a college major chosen at twenty, a job offer accepted out of necessity at twenty three, or a promotion earned through sheer endurance at thirty. We spend decades building a "Professional Identity" around these external markers. We become "The Accountant," "The Marketer," or "The Eng