TJ Walker hosts a 12-session podcast for affluent parents struggling to connect with adult children. He offers one concrete exercise: write down one thing you plan to say in your next conversation, cross it out, then have it without that statement. Most wealthy parents dominate the dialogue.
Ultimize. Before your next phone call or conversation with your adult child, try this. Write down one thing you're planning to say to them— a piece of advice, an observation, a question you already know the answer to— and then cross it out. Make that conversation without saying it. Just that one thing removed. Most parents of adult children talk significantly more than they listen. In every single exchange. Removing one planned statement changes the entire dynamic. And you can do that before your next conversation today. This is The Affluence Trap, and I'm your host, TJ Walker, part of Ultimize, the world's largest personal development podcast, audiobook, and online learning network. This is a limited series built specifically for parents in the top tier of American wealth. who are navigating one of the least discussed challenges in personal development: staying genuinely connected to an adult child who grew up with everything. 12 sessions, specific tools, real conversations.
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