Between 1983 and 1992, the number of millionaire families doubled. If you thought climbing the career ladder was tough, try climbing without one. The end of hierarchy has left people liberated - but also confused. Now experience doesn't count. To get to the next level of success, you need to make a quantum leap, which requires a burst of energy that many people just don't have.
Brand management is a tricky proposition.
Nike goes from being brand-management darling to being a brand problem child. Work today is perhaps no less alienating. To be divorced from doing meaningful work, such as raising a family or participating in your community, makes you feel like an imposter. Mortality has become the new morality. After age 30, you achieve new levels of professional success and business power.