UConn Today – During her presentation on Sept. 24 to 70 students, alumni, and other professionals at UConn Stamford, author and career expert Suzy Welch shared a confession.
Her oldest son had always been a great student, an athlete, and had earned a degree from Stanford University. His parents had high expectations of him. He had accepted a job as a consultant, was not overly excited about the position, and ultimately got fired.
“It was not my finest moment as a mother. I lost my cool. I was so frustrated with him,’’ she says. “Where’s the job? Where’s the payoff? Where’s the purpose?,’’ she wondered.