How could I make a contribution to the world, travel often, and earn a living? That was the point. In 2004, I was a management consultant to the Navy and Housing and Urban Development, with a lovely cubicle. Then I took a dory trip down the Grand Canyon that spun my head completely around. I went to work for a river company in Idaho. They said, "Maybe you can give us some business experience, and we'll teach you to row." I did, and it's taken on its own life. My company, Xola, helps tour operators and travel entrepreneurs, even governments, develop more-successful adventure tourism products. I'm wandering the dzongs in Bhutan, trekking in Nepal, cruising Morocco on a camel. It sounds so cliché: "Follow your passion." But it worked. My fear is that others will get the same idea.