"I came in thinking I'd be here for a couple of years, and here I am, 35 years later," she tells Fortune. And while proponents of job hopping might view Godwin's path as complacent, she sees it as resourceful.
"Follow your passion" is a cliché for a reason. Prince told Fischer to "do something because you want to do it, you can't help doing it, you're drawn to it naturally." This mindset compounds over time in terms of knowledge and capabilities.