The Myth of the Silver Spoon - Navigating Family Wealth & Creating an Impactful Life

The Myth of the Silver Spoon is a book that helps the next generation of wealthy families identify and confront negative thinking and behaviors related to wealth. It provides a seven-step process for connecting a rising gen's innate strengths to their hopes, so they can create thriving and impactful lives.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 21 November 2022
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

The next generation within wealthy families is often perceived as born with a silver spoon in their mouths, believed to be free from life's toughest challenges. This notion of having it all is prevalent, but being raised in affluence brings with it a unique set of pressures and hidden complexities. Great wealth casts a long shadow, and inheritors often face intense familial expectations, public scrutiny, and judgment, as well as confusing or debilitating self-narratives that can hinder their growth. Moreover, we, as family, friends, and society, gradually lose the contribution of these individuals to our lives and the greater good.

To address these challenges, The Myth of the Silver Spoon offers a valuable guide for the next generation of affluent individuals, their families, and the ecosystem of professionals who influence them. Wealth advisors, estate attorneys, tax attorneys, philanthropic advisors, family office professionals, and career coaches can utilize this book to identify and confront negative thinking and behaviors related to wealth. Through new research, meaningful storytelling, and actionable concepts, Kristin Keffeler, an expert advisor, consultant, and certified professional coach to high-net-worth families, assists readers in clearing the internal and external clutter that accumulates from growing up with wealth.

Keffeler's book aims to help readers put words to their difficulties and dismantle the hidden tripwires of affluence. She encourages individuals to address challenges at their root, particularly when raising children of their own, instilling guardrails against entitlement and feelings of helplessness. By identifying structures for finding and sustaining one's vision of a fulfilling and impactful life, Keffeler empowers readers to navigate the complexities of wealth with compassion and wisdom.

Private held wealth holds immense potential to benefit society. However, its impact is only realized when it is held by individuals who are able and willing to use it for the greater good. Whether you are a rising generation yourself or serving as a trusted advisor to clients, The Myth of Silver Spoon offers a compassionate and insightful perspective that can help individuals and families navigate the challenges and opportunities that come with wealth.

Weight: 348g
Dimension: 239 x 157 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119909705