—ROBERT FROST, American poet and winner of four Pulitzer Prizes On this path, it is only the first step that counts. —ST. JEAN–BAPTISTE–MARIE VIANNEY, Catholic saint, “Curé d’Ars” PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA “We’re not going to expense the phone.” “I’m not asking you to.” Silence. Then a nod, a laugh, and a crooked smile of resignation. “OK, then—it’s fine.” And that was that, lickity-split. Forty-four-year old Dave Camarillo, lifelong employee, had cracked the code and started his second life. He hadn’t been fired; he hadn’t been yelled at. His boss seemed to be handling the whole situation quite well. Granted, Dave delivered the goods on the job, and it wasn’t like he was doing naked snow angels in client meetings, but still—he had just spent 30 days in China without telling anyone.
