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This is a serious problem. It’s more common than you might think.
It’s heart wrenching for the parents and siblings. No matter how accomplished and wealthy they are, they feel powerless in dealing with this problem.
In the past few years, directly and indirectly, I have known several families who are facing this very difficult problem.
All [...]

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A lot of people go through their lives without knowing what they want. I used to be that way myself. As I wrote in your relationship with your parents have a lot to do with your career success, around the time I graduated from college, I came to the painful realization that I didn’t know [...]

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This year marks the tenth year of my career. In other words, not counting the two years of business school, I’ve been slaving away in Corporate America for a decade.
Ten years is a long time. Life is short. Lately, I have been doing a lot of reflection and thinking about the past, present [...]

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A few years ago I attended a seminar taught by a retired executive. He was partner at a major investment bank, served as CEO of a large corporation, and worked in the white house. From a professional standpoint, he was highly successful. Using his own words, "I won the economic game." 
However, his son was [...]

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Don’t set new year resolutions. For most people, it’s a waste of time.
New year resolutions is like the annual planning processes in some companies. You set a number of grand goals. You’re gong-ho about the goals for a few weeks. Then, you get distracted and stop working toward the goals.
Try something new and different [...]

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