This book is about self development and awareness for individuals and includes tools that can help a family get along better and have a more successful business. This guide shows young people with a family business how to: -Take charge of their education, career, and life for success and happiness. -Avoid entitlement, lack of direction, and feeling stuck. -Earn credibility and marketability in the family business. -Face family expectations and preserve relationships "Captures the essence of the challenges faced by the next generation . . . provides insightful methods to achieve personal and professional success." -- Ann Kinkade, Director of the Family Business Center and Faculty Associate, University of Wisconsin-Madison "Challenging and inspirational . . . for the passive successor who feels that the family business will carry them through life." -- Chris Johnston, Chairman, J & AG Johnston Ltd., the oldest known family business in South Australia "Help for tough questions that young members of business-owning families face when making decisions about their careers." -- Craig E. Aronoff, Ph.D., The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. "I urge you to read this pragmatic and thoughtful book as a critical investment in your family business." -- Dr. Pramodita Sharma, Professor of Management and Associate Dean at the School of Business & Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Associate Editor for The Family Business Review "Step-by-step roadmap for avoiding a major pitfall in the perpetuation of family business: an unqualified, unprepared younger generation." -- Steve Swartz, Pioneer in Family Business Consulting and Former President of the Family Firm Institute