Turning from academia to biopharma

How do we decide to do the things we do? A timeless question asked and answered in uncounted ways throughout the millennia. A question asked again and again as we live, learn, evolve. How do we decide to pursue a higher education? Once we go to college, university, post-grad school, how do we decide which career to choose? As we complete our education, how do we decide if we should share our academic knowledge with our peers by teaching the younger generations or if we should draw on our theoretical understanding for practical applications?