“Where love reigns, there is no will to power: and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.” C. G. Jung, CW 7 I interpret Jung as saying, love is the opposite of power, and visa versa. Love has its roots in trust, and the interest in and [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Love, Power and Money
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Gary Shunk, Love, Power and Money on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Trust
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Several months ago I was asked to speak at a family office conference on trust. Since that time, I have been asked to speak on this subject at other conferences. We often take something for granted until we lose it. Many wealth holders’ trust in their advisors, bankers, attorneys, family office executives and wealth [...]
Legacy and Succession Planning
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Legacy, Succession Planning on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The intention of Succession Planning is to prepare the next generation to assume leadership and responsibility of family wealth and family business ventures. It is also a positive confrontation of the current leading generation, regarding the past, and what legacy was created to be carried forward. Many families avoid this process for a variety [...]
The Burden of Wealth
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Burden of Wealth on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Over the past year I wrote a few articles for Private Wealth magazine with my co-writer Megan Wells. In researching one article I interviewed a man who runs his family office, and several of his families business ventures. I was exploring the idea of wealth as a “vulnerability,” when he said, “I find my wealth [...]
