Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction --
Part I. Understanding Your Family Business Issues: --
1. Growing Up with a Family Business --
2. Taking Ownership of Your Life --
3. Understanding Relationships in the Family and the Business --
4. Overcoming Emotional Resistance --
Part II. Meeting the Lifelong Challenges in a Family Business: --
5: Challenge 1: Improving Your applied Intelligence --
6: Challenge 2: Handling Wealth and Power --
Part III. Facing the Challenges as a Young Adult in the Family Business: --
7. Challenge 3: Earning Credibility Instead of Feeling Entitled --
8. Challenge 4: Writing Your Own Script --
9. Challenge 5: Planning Your Career --
10. Challenge 6: Including the Family Business in your education --
Part IV. Confronting the ongoing challenges in your career: --
11. Challenge 7: Avoiding the Golden Handcuffs --
12. Challenge 8: Getting Objective Feedback --
Part V. Becoming a Professional: 13. Developing a Life Plan --
14. Creating Your Portfolio --
Appendix A: Additional Resources --
Appendix B: The McCann action plan for life --
Outline.

This book is about self development and awareness for individuals and includes tools that can help a family get along better and have a more successful business. This guide shows young people with a family business how to: -Take charge of their education, career, and life for success and happiness. -Avoid entitlement, lack of direction, and feeling stuck. -Earn credibility and marketability in the family business. -Face family expectations and preserve relationships "Captures the essence of the challenges faced by the next generation . . . provides insightful methods to achieve personal and professional success.