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Scenario

How to handle family expectations about career path

I'm the eldest son and everyone assumes I'll take over the family business but I hate it and want to be a teacher instead.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your personal calling conflicts with inherited role expectations, creating tension between self-actualization and family harmony.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Confucian role identity?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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