Palmer talks about “vocation as the unification of who we are and what we do” and this idea that “we teach who we are.” He discusses the importance of deep self-work to understand one’s intellectual, emotional, and spiritual life. How can you be a teacher (or parent, or advisor, or leader, etc.) if you are not sure who you are and what you stand for? How do you identify, embrace, and present authentically? How do you bring your whole self to all that you do? Because that’s what is required for a life well lived.