Ten years ago, I was invited to give a guest lecture to a marketing class at Bentley University. As an alum, it was a big deal for me to be asked back to the campus I loved. Leaving that day, I was eager to return to a classroom as soon as possible. 

An email expressing my desire to try teaching eventually led to an opportunity as an adjunct for several semesters at Bentley and then to a full-time teaching position at Wheaton College, where I recently celebrated my sixth anniversary.

While I love ...