The strangest belief about social-impact

The Daily Drip
There's this odd belief in the social-impact space that you have to be at the forefront of the mission/problem/change.
If you are an amazing salesperson and you love sales, you shouldn't stop what you're doing and join the peace corps.
If you are an amazing chef and you love cooking, you shouldn't stop what you're doing and become a pastor.
If you are an amazing software developer and you love coding, you shouldn't stop what you're doing and start a nonprofit.
Your mission is to figure out how to do what you love, do what you're good at, and then also help people with that gift.
If you're a salesperson and you love sales, you should make as much money as you can so you can give it away to causes you care about.
Just because you're not launching a nonprofit or starting a social-impact initiative doesn't mean you're in the wrong seat.
We're all a team. We need different skills and different resources for us to all be successful. We need everyone to chip-in differently to have a strong team that's impactful.
The more you narrow in on what you love and what you're good at, the closer you'll be to then using that superpower to help others.
My mom says "you need to put the oxygen mask on yourself before you can help other passengers."
It's just true. You can't help anyone if you're broke. You can't help anyone if you're not good at something. You can't help anyone if you're not in a position where you can be generous.