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Scenario

How families navigate inherited land decisions across multiple generations

My family inherited land that's been in our family for four generations and we can't agree whether to sell it for development money now or preserve it for great-grandchildren who might not even want it. Some of us need the money today, others think we'd be betraying our ancestors, and nobody knows what the kids who aren't born yet would choose.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Present needs are colliding with ancestral obligations and unknowable future preferences.

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

“Where Are You with Intergenerational thinking — 7th generation perspective?”

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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