Introduction If ­ you’re reading this book, ­ there’s a good chance you are a wealth creator or an aspiring wealth creator—­a passionate, intelligent, highly motivated, and creative person looking to reap material financial rewards for your hard work. You may just be starting out in a high-­potential ­career, or pre- paring for such a ­career, anticipating ­great rewards to come. Perhaps you have already created considerable wealth and are enjoying the freedom, comforts, and expanded choices that the gift of wealth delivers. Or you may be a ­future wealth beneficiary, ­whether through inheritance or a sudden wealth event, like an initial public offering (IPO) or business sale. You also might be a spouse or partner of a wealth creator, experiencing a co-creator role, where your choices, emotional health, and relationships are greatly affected by the wealth flowing into your life. This book is also writ- ten with you in mind. No ­ matter where you are on your journey to wealth, or your role in cre- ating or supporting the creation of wealth, your goal is to be successful: as an individual, as a ­couple, as a ­ family in your professional and your per- sonal life. I have the plea­sure of working with wealth creators ­ every day. They are smart, talented, and driven to succeed. Through hard work and some lucky breaks, they have amassed significant wealth, and all the ben- efits that come with it. What often comes as a surprise to wealth creators is that money comes with its own challenges. Through twenty-­five years of advising some of the wealthiest ­ people in the United States on both money and personal ­ matters, I’ve come to a deep understanding that money is never ­simple, and success is about so much more than just money. Wealth creators are no dif­fer­ent than anyone ­else: They want to expe- rience more happiness and fulfillment in their lives, but sometimes the intense pursuit of success can lead to a widening gap between your
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