CHAPTER 4
The Power of Choice
Leveraging Your Relationship to Change and Stress
When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.
—WINSTON S. CHURCHILL
Meet Josh. He’s in his late thirties and works as a midlevel executive for an enterprise software company. He’s married, with a daughter in grade school, and a nice suburban home. Josh isn’t so different from a million other white-collar professional dads. He has a moderate commute—tolerable on a good day, terrible on a bad one—and not only is his job demanding, but his clients and direct reports span enough time zones that his workday, in reality, lasts about 16 ...
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