Whether your transitioning from another industry sector or one akin to InfoSec (like IT) or starting on the first stepping stone to InfoSec, this talk will cover the key ingredients for (1) appreciating yourself and knowing how to be mentored (2) transferring passion into professionalism amidst a multitude of distractions and defeats over a career-span and (3) establishing the aides that will help you focus on your goals, both in the short and long term, and being able to re-align those goals based upon key changes in technology trends and emerging threats.