How does one catch a leprechaun?

Editor's Note: Wade Brashear won first place in the adult division in the Kimball Business Boosters' essay contest on how to catch a leprachaun. His essay is included below.

A "pot of gold" at the end of a rainbow is not unlike our challenges through life, a never-ending quest to find that "pot of gold," our belonging. Therefore, this essay answers the question, how do we find that fit, that belonging, in life? Well, it is ironic that one would ask, what is the goal of living? How do I catch this leprechaun of life? Truth be told, there are two key steps to finding the "pot of gold."

First,...