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Avoid "Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves" by Finding Your Voice Growing
up in a family with significant wealth or a family business can
often feel like an exercise in silence. What should you ask? Whom
should you ask? When? Is it ever right to talk about such things?
The Voice of the Rising Generation speaks directly to those who
find themselves living in that silence, the so-called "next
generation." Great wealth or a family business can act like a
"black hole," sapping the dreams and aspirations of future
generations who feel that they can never measure up to the
fortune's founder. This book, written by a psychologist, an
educator, and a wise counselor who single-handedly changed the
landscape of family wealth, diagnoses with economy and precision
the cause of entitlement and dependency. It is not too much money
or too few chores. It is the failure of rising generations to
individuate, that is, to pursue their dreams, develop their
resilience, and find their voice. Many books are addressed to
parents and grandparents who worry about the effects of wealth on
their descendants. Almost alone in the field, this book speaks
directly to 20-, 30- and 40-somethings, encouraging them literally,
giving them courage to meet the challenge of integrating wealth's
power into their lives, rather than disappearing into the black
hole. Readers will: * Come to understand the true causes of
entitlement and dependency * Identify the psychological
characteristics of the rising generation and the challenges proper
to its development * Clarify their own dreams, work, and vocation *
Navigate personal relationships and communication within the
context of wealth * Recognize the special challenges faced when
rising is delayed until mid-life. If you are a young person who is
starting your life's journey and wondering about the effects of
parental gifts, trusts, or a family business, this book will offer
you questions, reflections, and lessons-learned to help you find
your own way. If you are a parent, grandparent, elder, or mentor,
The Voice of the Rising Generation can serve the young people in
your life as a gift more precious than gold.
The landmark book that changed the way exceptional families think
about their heritage, their wealth, and their legacy to future
generations--now revised and expanded.
Every family, looking at the next generation, hopes to confer
advantages that are more than just material and financial--to
inculcate character and leadership, to inspire creativity and
enterprise, to help all family members find and follow their
individual callings, and to avoid the financial dependency and loss
of initiative that can all too often be an unwanted consequence of
financial success. Yet many families never succeed in realizing
that vision, much less sustaining it for three, four, or five
generations and beyond.
James Hughes has thought deeply about these challenges, and his
insights are at once practical and profound. For more than three
decades, he has personally guided multiple generations of families
in creating strategies to preserve their human and intellectual
capital as well as their financial assets. His teachings synthesize
insights from psychology, anthropology, political history,
philosophy, economic theory, and the law, with examples ranging
from Aristotle to cutting-edge social science theory. His ideas
have been taken up by numerous exceptional families, by their
advisers, and by scores of authors, practitioners, and academics
who have found value in the methods he pioneered.
The first edition of this book, privately published, became a
word-of-mouth classic. Now, Hughes has updated and substantially
expanded it with new chapters that challenge conventional notions
of wealth and offer guidelines for conserving family assets in the
broadest senses. Filled with tested principles and practices for
family governance and joint decision making, it is a rich source of
workable wisdom that family members can put into practice today, to
the enduring benefit and gratitude of future generations.
A primer for families of high net worth on how to manage their
qualitative and financial wealth for generations The second edition
of this foundational work, Complete Family Wealth: Wealth as
Well-Being provides proven tools and best practices for families of
means to use in maturing, maintaining, and managing personal and
legacy wealth long into the future. The book is divided into three
parts: the "what"--what is meant by family, wealth, and enterprise;
the "who"--the persons crucial to family enterprise flourishing;
and the "how"--specific practices families can use to enhance and
grow family wealth. The second edition of this work places the
health and well-being of the individual members of the family unit
at the forefront of every aspect detailed within the book. A
natural product of this focus is an increased awareness of the
social complexities of wealth that have come to the fore in recent
years, and the team of expert authors here address the
responsibility of private wealth to the public good. In addition,
Complete Family Wealth's second edition provides readers with: A
new chapter on "the big reveal," suggesting ways to encourage
positive, life-affirming reception of the revelation of present or
future wealth An additional chapter on preserving the beloved
family vacation home Two new appendices: "Fiduciary Course
Curriculum," dedicated to enhancing the education of trustees and
beneficiaries; and "Key Practices for Families During Challenging
Times," a response to the pandemic but relevant to all trying
periods for families Examples that make these practices accessible
to a broad audience across the wealth spectrum. Having shaped the
language used by families and their advisors with the first
edition, Complete Family Wealth's second edition is essential
reading for families of high net worth and their financial
advisors. It will also be of interest to family offices, fund
managers, as well as private investors.
A comprehensive guide to giving well to family members
Giving is at the core of family life--and with current law
allowing up to $5,120,000 in tax-free gifts, at least through
December 2012, the ultra-affluent are faced with the task of giving
at perhaps largest scale in history. Beyond the tax saving and
wealth management implications, giving to family members opens up a
slew of thorny questions, the biggest of which is, "How do I
prepare recipients of such large gifts?" With that question and
others in mind, Hughes, Massenzio, and Whitaker have written "The
Cycle of the Gift" in three main parts: "The Who of Giving," "The
How of Giving," and "The What and Why of Giving." The first part
focuses on the people most deeply involved in family giving,
especially the recipients and givers (parents, grandparents,
spouses, trustees). The second part, "The How of Giving," addresses
the delicate balance of givers who want to maintain some level of
control and recipients who want some level of freedom in accepting
and growing their gifts. The final part, "The What and Why of
Giving" describes various types of gifts, from money to business
interests to values and rituals. The authors also introduce their
"family bank" concept as a model that combines loans, trusts, and
outright gifts. It embodies a framework and set of practices for
long-term family growth. Even families without great wealth--or
those who have already made large gifts to their children and
grandchilren--can benefit from the human wisdom and practical
advice found in "The Cycle of the Gift."
The Heart of Life is an exploration into the depths of what it
means to be alive, when the 'cellophane packaging we wrap around
life to keep it safe and sterile has been unwrapped and discarded'.
It reveals how the ancient path of shamanism and indigenous wisdom
can offer us solutions to the many problems facing the modern
world, both global and collective. It offers a unique cosmology
that explores how these problems, from potential global ecological
catastrophe to the multitude of mental and physical illnesses
afflicting individuals, are intrinsically linked and how they can
be treated. How the soul sickness that is affecting the modern
world may well be the initiation we are going through as a species.
This is illustrated through the personal and professional
experiences of contemporary shaman Jez Hughes, who cured himself
successfully of convulsive fits and mental illnesses using shamanic
methods and has since gone on to treat thousands of people in the
same way.
Philosophy After Deleuze provides a concise and accessible
introduction to Deleuze in relation to philosophical inquiry. The
book shows how Deleuze's work contributes to contemporary debates
in each of the major areas of philosophy: metaphysics, ethics,
aesthetics, and political philosophy. Hughes begins by examining
Deleuze's style, aiming to explain and justify Deleuze's often
complex and challenging use of language by placing it within a
discussion of the ends and methods of philosophical inquiry. He
goes on to examine each of the major fields of philosophy through
Deleuze's key concepts, showing how Deleuze challenges, articulates
and contributes to contemporary debates in a way that has practical
applications for anyone doing philosophy today. This is the ideal
introduction to Deleuze for any student of philosophy.
Written for those who are experiencing mental illness, or whose
loved ones are going through such episodes, or who are mental
wellbeing practitioners, this is a guide to the potentially
transformational experience of that which we label mental illness.
It explores the ancient concept of the "shamanic sickness", whereby
the prospective shaman underwent many years of mental distress as
part of their initiation, and looks at what this can teach us about
mental health. It argues that, in some cases, what we seek to
medicate could actually be a calling to a path of service and
healing. The book also explores our cultural biases around mental
illness. What we define as pathological, many cultures see as a
sign of being inspired and in touch with greater powers. It looks
at our uneasy relationship with altered states of consciousness and
how these might hold the key to healing many symptoms of mental
illness. Finally it looks at how we, as species, have come out of
balance in our relationship to nature and the devastating affect
this is having on our mental health. By learning from ancient
indigenous cultures who have remained in balance with the natural
world, this book looks at solutions to heal this modern imbalance
and find a way forward for the Earth and ourselves.
Oystercatcher Press has published over 50 pamphlets of contemporary
poetry in its short existence. It won the inaugural Michael Marks
Award 'for outstanding UK publisher of poetry in pamphlet form'.
Chair of judges Ian McMillan praised the press for 'taking risks
with older and newer writers from outside the perceived centre of
British poetry'. This anthology now provides the first opportunity
to sample all the poets represented by Oystercatcher Press in one
book. It confirms the judgement, made by Ian Brinton in World
Literature Today, that Oystercatcher Press offers 'some of the most
exciting and vivid poetry available in England today'.
Deleuze and the Genesis of Representation is a systematic study of
three of Deleuze's central works: Difference and Repetition, The
Logic of Sense and, with Guattari, Anti-Oedipus. Hughes shows how
each of these three works develops the Husserlian problem of
genetic constitution. After an innovative reading of Husserl's late
work, Hughes turns to a detailed study of the conceptual structures
of Deleuze's three books. He demonstrates that each book is
surprisingly similar in its structure and that all three function
as nearly identical accounts of the genesis of representation. In a
highly original and crucial contribution to Deleuze Studies, this
book offers a provocative perspective on many of the questions
Deleuze's work has raised: What is the status of representation? Of
subjectivity? What is a body without organs? How is the virtual
produced, and what exactly is its function within Deleuze's thought
as a whole? By contextualizing Deleuze's thought within the
radicalization of phenomenology, Hughes is able to suggest
solutions to these questions that will be as compelling as they are
controversial. >
This is a Reader's Guide to arguably Deleuze's most demanding work
and a key text in modern European thought.Gilles Deleuze is without
question one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth
century. "Difference and Repetition" is a classic work of
contemporary philosophy and a key text in Deleuze's oeuvre, a
brilliant exposition of the critique of identity that develops two
key concepts: pure difference and complex repetition. "Deleuze's
'Difference and Repetition': A Reader's Guide" offers a concise and
accessible introduction to this hugely important and yet
notoriously demanding work. Written specifically to meet the needs
of students coming to Deleuze for the first time, the book offers
guidance on: Philosophical and historical context; Key themes;
Reading the text; Reception and influence; And, further
reading."Continuum Reader's Guides" are clear, concise and
accessible introductions to key texts in literature and philosophy.
Each book explores the themes, context, criticism and influence of
key works, providing a practical introduction to close reading,
guiding students towards a thorough understanding of the text. They
provide an essential, up-to-date resource, ideal for undergraduate
students.
This book makes an original and important contribution to Deleuze
studies. "Deleuze and the Genesis of Representation" argues that
Deleuze's thought, far from carrying out a critique of
representation, is in fact an account of its genesis. Because an
account of the genesis of representation is an essentially
phenomenological project, Joe Hughes begins by clarifying what the
expression 'the genesis of representation' means phenomenologically
and describes the way in which Edmund Husserl theorized the
production of meaning and representation. Hughes goes on to show
how three of Deleuze's most important works - "Difference and
Repetition", "The Logic of Sense" and "Anti-Oedipus" - continue
this project. The book concludes by directly addressing Deleuze's
complex use of language by situating that use in relation to a
Heideggerian critique of Husserl.In a highly original and crucial
contribution to Deleuze Studies, this book offers the first
sustained argument against the 'virtual' as Deleuze's primary
concept. Instead Hughes shows that it is produced and therefore
refers to more fundamental concepts. He also offers the first
reading of Deleuze as a systematic philosopher.
Nistanimera is a site of potent mergers: day and night, Greece and
Italy, head and heart, liver and lights, dream and reality, within
and without. Ideally it should be imagined as a cantata sung by a
lost transvestite Roman Catholic/Marxist nun banged up in a
detention centre off the A14. The film rights are currently under
negotiation. Peter Hughes is a painter, musician, poet and teacher
who lives in East Anglia.
A collection of essays on the approaches and applications of
Deleuze's philosophy to the bodyUsing a variety of contemporary
cultural, scientific and philosophical lines of enquiry, the
contributors produce a truly multidisciplinary view of the
Deleuzian body, inviting us to look afresh at art, movement and
literature.The Deleuzian body is not necessarily a human body, but
the lines of enquiry here all illuminate the idea of the human body
and thinking about formation, origins and becoming in relation to
power, creativity and affect.
A radical rethinking of the theory and the experience of mental
images Here, in English translation for the first time, is Gilbert
Simondon's fundamental reconception of the mental image and the
theory of imagination and invention. Drawing on a vast range of
mid-twentieth-century theoretical resources-from experimental
psychology, cybernetics, and ethology to the phenomenological
reflections of Sartre and Merleau-Ponty-Imagination and Invention
provides a comprehensive account of the mental image and adds a
vital new dimension to the theory of psychical individuation in
Simondon's earlier, highly influential work. Simondon traces the
development of the mental image through four phases: first a bundle
of motor anticipations, the image becomes a cognitive system that
mediates the organism's relation to its milieu, then a symbolic and
abstract integration of motor and affective experience to, finally,
invention, a solution to a problem of life that requires the
externalization of the mental image and the creation of a technical
object. An image cannot be understood from the perspective of one
phase alone, he argues, but only within the trajectory of its
progressive metamorphosis.
This is a Reader's Guide to arguably Deleuze's most demanding work
and a key text in modern European thought.Gilles Deleuze is without
question one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth
century. "Difference and Repetition" is a classic work of
contemporary philosophy and a key text in Deleuze's oeuvre, a
brilliant exposition of the critique of identity that develops two
key concepts: pure difference and complex repetition. "Deleuze's
'Difference and Repetition': A Reader's Guide" offers a concise and
accessible introduction to this hugely important and yet
notoriously demanding work. Written specifically to meet the needs
of students coming to Deleuze for the first time, the book offers
guidance on: Philosophical and historical context; Key themes;
Reading the text; Reception and influence; And, further
reading."Continuum Reader's Guides" are clear, concise and
accessible introductions to key texts in literature and philosophy.
Each book explores the themes, context, criticism and influence of
key works, providing a practical introduction to close reading,
guiding students towards a thorough understanding of the text. They
provide an essential, up-to-date resource, ideal for undergraduate
students.
In a significant contribution to the history of Chichester and of
`Blue Coat' schools in general, the author tells the entire story
of an exceptional school. Oliver Whitby was born in 1664 the son of
Chichester's Archdeacon, and died in 1702, founding a boys' school
by the terms of his will. It opened its doors in 1712 and, sadly,
closed in 1949, when the author of this account was in his fifth
year at the school. In addition to a full chronological history of
the school, he explains the events, ideals and prejudices of
Whitby's time and the school's often turbulent existence.
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