Scheduled release date: Q2: 2011
Personal Choice and Realities of Life is a landmark publication.
Question: Has anyone ever sat down with you and explained the physical and psychological seasons of life; your alternatives for making your way through the world; the role of chance, including what might go well or wrong, and how to understand the economic consequences of the choices you will have to make -- explicitly or by default?
Question: Could you answer this question effectively if someone were to ask it of you?
For virtually all people in the United States the answer will be "no" to both questions.
How can this be?
For many and very complex reasons, the subject of money and the economics of life are rarely discussed in households of the U.S. One obvious reason is that money equals power and control over others. But there are many other reasons. More so than any other area, money can have many different definitions and meanings. For example, good money v. bad money; earned money v. inherited money and legal money v. black money.
Even more importantly, the author's research shows that virtually no one understands the overall game. This applies to parents, so-called financial advisers, trust officers, money managers, attorneys and accountants.
Personal Choice and Realities of Life is the first book ever to provide a comprehensive explanation of the stages of development of the lives of human beings, the stages and issues that may be in the future, the personal choices one may have to make, and the many random factors that can affect the way life plays out for individuals and families. The book also is unique in that the framework for all of this can be applied to virtually any circumstance from the top to the bottom of demographics, at any point in life, and for any number of years in the future.
In essence, Personal Choice and Realities of Life contains a comprehensive way to understand the roles of personal choice, the random nature of human existence, and the economics of life over time in the U.S.
Personal Choice and Realities of Life is a companion to the author’s other capstone publications, My Dutch Uncle, The Language of Business, , and Total Business Strategy.
The Author
John Van Slyke Jr., has a distinguished record of achievement spanning 40 years in the real world in more than 30 industries. He also is a graduate (Baker Scholar) and former member of the faculty in the MBA program at Harvard Business School. He received his BA Degree from Beloit College in history and economics. He also served on active duty as an officer in the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
Question: Has anyone ever sat down with you and explained the physical and psychological seasons of life; your alternatives for making your way through the world; the role of chance, including what might go well or wrong, and how to understand the economic consequences of the choices you will have to make -- explicitly or by default?
Question: Could you answer this question effectively if someone were to ask it of you?
For virtually all people in the United States the answer will be "no" to both questions.
How can this be?
For many and very complex reasons, the subject of money and the economics of life are rarely discussed in households of the U.S. One obvious reason is that money equals power and control over others. But there are many other reasons. More so than any other area, money can have many different definitions and meanings. For example, good money v. bad money; earned money v. inherited money and legal money v. black money.
Even more importantly, the author's research shows that virtually no one understands the overall game. This applies to parents, so-called financial advisers, trust officers, money managers, attorneys and accountants.
Personal Choice and Realities of Life is the first book ever to provide a comprehensive explanation of the stages of development of the lives of human beings, the stages and issues that may be in the future, the personal choices one may have to make, and the many random factors that can affect the way life plays out for individuals and families. The book also is unique in that the framework for all of this can be applied to virtually any circumstance from the top to the bottom of demographics, at any point in life, and for any number of years in the future.
In essence, Personal Choice and Realities of Life contains a comprehensive way to understand the roles of personal choice, the random nature of human existence, and the economics of life over time in the U.S.
Personal Choice and Realities of Life is a companion to the author’s other capstone publications, My Dutch Uncle, The Language of Business, , and Total Business Strategy.
The Author
John Van Slyke Jr., has a distinguished record of achievement spanning 40 years in the real world in more than 30 industries. He also is a graduate (Baker Scholar) and former member of the faculty in the MBA program at Harvard Business School. He received his BA Degree from Beloit College in history and economics. He also served on active duty as an officer in the US Navy during the Vietnam War.