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We Forge the Chains We Wear in Life

We Forge the Chains We Wear in Life

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Pat Whitty
Apr 18, 2025
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I remember sitting in my private parking spot every morning thinking, "I don't want to do this." I felt trapped. I was 75, in good health, likely to live well into my 90s—yet I didn't have enough money to last that long. I was the Dean of the School of Business at a small university, with all the prestige, paycheck, and private parking spot that came wi…

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