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Not All Struggles Are Due to Laziness
Episode 220

Not All Struggles Are Due to Laziness

Emotional Balance Sheet with Paul Fenner · Paul Fenner

January 8, 202611m 19s

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Show Notes

What if not all success is earned and not all struggle is deserved?

This week's episode digs into something we don't talk about enough: the role of luck, circumstance, and timing in how our lives turn out. When you're managing money, kids, and everything else, it's easy to believe you earned every good thing and failed at every hard thing. But that's not the whole story.

I share a few stories from my generational Family Office practice, working with families across different starting lines, and reflect on what advantages compound across generations and what that means for how we judge ourselves, others, and what we teach our kids about success.

This week, identify three things that went right in your life that weren't just about hard work. Not to diminish your effort, but to recognize the full picture of how you got here.

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Resources Featured in This Episode:

Reflections of a Layoff While Raising Triplet Girls

Funded Contentment: Am I Going to Be Okay?

Experiencing Career & Life Transitions from Multiple Angles