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Aligning Your Star
Build a Life, Not a Resume
JENNIFER WAS struggling. She and her younger colleague, Mac, were already well into the main course and uncorking a second bottle of wine, but she seemed to be getting nowhere. Mac’s questions were thoughtful and unrelenting.
“Sure, I’m on the fast track at our firm, but where exactly is that taking me? As a new partner, I expect to make sacrifices and work hard. And I certainly appreciate the big bonuses. But is this really what I should want for the rest of my life? I’d like to keep growing professionally, keep on developing my skills. And over time I want to be able to make some tradeoffs—to ...
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