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On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial SystemWendy made it clear I had to help out and get home earlier to give the kids baths, read a story, and put them to bed. With GorterБЂ™s support, I began a pattern where IБЂ™d leave the office at 4:30 p.m., run for the 4:42 p.m. train, and be home at 5:25 p.m. After supper, IБЂ™d read to the kids. I had them trained so I could zip through a bedtime story very quickly. One night Wendy came in and urged, БЂњSlow down and read with expression.БЂ« I tried, but as soon as I did, both kids started crying: БЂњNo, no! Read like a daddy, not like a mommy.БЂ« Once they were asleep, IБЂ™d get on the phone and start talking to clients, whoБЂ™d say, БЂњGood Lord, youБЂ™re still in the office working?БЂ« When I tell this story about work-life balance, people say: БЂњPaulson, you SOB, you worked people harder than anybody at Goldman Sachs.БЂ« Fair enough. But I always told folks at Goldman: ItБЂ™s not your bossБЂ™s job to figure out your life. You spend so much time planning your work schedule and your career, you need to make that kind of effort to manage your private life, too. Learn how to say no ...» |
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