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Here's your success mentor, Darin Hardy.

Okay, this morning might be painful for some, but immensely valuable for all.

I'm going to share another answer that I gave to the international group of business leaders

who hired me to consult with them on a number of critical business matters.

This excerpt comes from answering this question.

How to solve family business problems.

More than 64% of the business owners in this group are family-run businesses, and the

main problem in these businesses is that the boundaries of family and work relationships

are not clear, and there are many conflicts of interest.

Is there a principled solution to this problem?

That's what they asked.

That was the question, and now let me give you my alarming answer.

Let me just say this.

I understand this tendency.

Then you start a business and are in need of help, particularly when you need to hire

on short notice, or you need to get that extra pair of competent hands to help you out quickly.

Turning to family members can seem like a great option.

After all, what is family for, if not to lean on?

So the thought is turning to family is a faster, there's no interviewing or background checks

that are needed, B, it's more comfortable, you don't have to write the job posting,

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