Archive for June, 2008

Are Children of Wealthy Parents Good for Nothing?

You know the stereotypes: spoiled brats or without ambition. We’ve heard it often enough and I don’t have statistics to prove either way. Whether or not they run into difficulties more than other people, affluent kids do face certain issues because of the family’s wealth:

They have more money and often also more time to get [...]

I Got What I Wanted; Why Am I Not Happy

That’s what a client of mine once said. She had just gotten divorced under “great” circumstances: it was what she wanted, the children were grown up and on their own so there was no custody issue, and there was plenty of money for both spouses so divorce wasn’t a financial trauma. She finally had the [...]

Why Would High Marks at School Be Bad For Your Career?

For one thing, the ability to relate to people is the main success factor in business (more about that in later posts). Many of us paid the price for high marks with long hours of concentrated work, leaving little time to pursue other interests.
I know that I would go through my MBA differently knowing what [...]

Electronic Leash

I was traveling for most of May, partly for business and partly for pleasure, and the month flew by. I had decided that writing blog posts was not my highest priority; looking after individuals’ needs was as well as taking a break.
But I felt like a slacker for not posting, which of course is ridiculous. [...]