This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 359.

Inheriting wealth is not a direct path to happiness.

I mean, a number of people that I grew up with had meaningless, useless, useless lives, maybe because of drugs or getting in trouble with the law or many divorces.

If you have wealth, I think you can mess up your life on an even greater scale.

Hey there.

Welcome to the Read to Lead podcast, the podcast dedicated to your personal and professional growth. I'm

Jeff Brown, and I believe that if you want to achieve true success in your business and in your

life, an intentional and consistent reading is a must. I'm excited because today we're going to

sit down with Mitzi Purdue as we dive into one of her many books called How to Make Your Family Business Last,

techniques, advice, checklists, and resources for keeping the family business in the family.

I'll be asking Mitzi to share about things like how to make sure you're putting family first,

using traditions to strengthen family bonds,

why you should consider creating what she calls an ethical will and plenty more.

If I were to break it down, I would say Mitzie's book is about families that have a positive culture focused, not just on the business and making a living.

They also invest the time and the effort into teaching values.

And they know that sometimes there's a choice between having a relationship and being right and choosing being right over having a

relationship means sacrificing much of what makes life meaningful and worthwhile. If you stay with me

for the next 30 minutes, I promise you it'll be time well spent.

You may have heard that I've got a book coming out in just a few months. It's going to hit store

shelves on August the 31st. It's already available on Amazon for pre-order. It's called

Read to Lead, the simple habit that expands your influence and boosts your career. And if that

title resonates with you, and I think if you're listening to a podcast like this one,

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