Alec Hogg: Covid cloud’s silver lining

A few months ago, I bid farewell to a good friend headhunted into a Senior Vice President position at one of the world's biggest multinationals. He was revved up for a challenge that elevated into rarified atmosphere of the world's truly rich and powerful. Then Covid-19 hit and, because of travel restrictions, his family was physically unable to get to the US.

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With renewed lockdowns pushing out the starting date, he invested the rare spare time into long-overdue reading. This gravitated to books with advice on how to tackle the biggest challenge we all face – ourselves. His internal journey delivered a surprising conclusion: no matter how golden the treadmill, it is always an empty trophy.

So, my friend did the unthinkable: he withdrew from the job his younger self would have killed for, and, on the advice of his immediate family, "retired". That soon turned into helping his wife grow her business. Now it's a real family enterprise. And my friend has never been happier, calmer and more at peace.

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