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Hitting the Wall
“It all started with a dream,” Matthew told me. “I dreamed I was in one of my favorite restaurants with my boss, and he ordered two chocolate desserts for us. The dessert looked delicious, but I really didn’t want it. I just couldn’t take it from him.”
Matthew was forty-two. Until that point, his life had been a ride on what he called the “success train.” That is, he had achieved a lot professionally, but other than having chosen the destination and his travel companion, most of the time he felt like a passenger. Matthew had graduated from college and then earned a master’s degree in international management. That was where he met James. Both were serious students and ambitious for their careers. They cherished their similarities, ...
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