Word: expect
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...noble a standard as loyalty sets, there is simply too much fear, self-doubt, opportunism and ambition in our makeup to expect our frail species to adhere to it. How many loyal free-agent ball players can one name, or publishing executives, or authors? "I do" is a promise of loyalty that often lasts until the first Finnair hostess comes down the aisle. Carville notes that more people turn on Presidents than stick--though there are ways of doing both, as Peter Edelman of the Department of Health and Human Services proved when he waited for the passage of Clinton...
Although it's got to hurt deep inside, DiCaprio says he's at peace with being usurped by the Backstreet Boys. "I'll never reach that state of popularity again, and I don't expect to," he says. "It's not something I'm going to try to achieve either." Instead, he has spent his post-Titanic life avoiding interviews. "I feel so uncomfortable doing publicity," he says, and then proves it by spending the rest of the evening chewing on mint Stim-u-dent toothpicks, biting his nails, cracking his knuckles and loudly sucking in wallops of air through...
...crazy famous. "Is winning the lottery paradise for you? Is fame your paradise? Is that going to cleanse you of all your demons?" he asks. "Paradise to me is a false concept. You learn that happiness is something that comes in fleeting moments, in little moments when you least expect...
...your future spouse about finances. How much do you earn (and save) a year? How much do you owe? What are your financial goals and retirement plans? Who do you think should handle the money? How much money do you expect me to make? Will one of us be the breadwinner? Couples should ask each other about relationships, especially attitudes toward previous lovers or spouses. (A future spouse who hates all the exes should raise red flags.) Ask about attitudes toward friendship, love and fidelity. (Note: "You complete me" isn't an answer.) Religion, sex and politics should be similarly...
...find themselves in demand, hired as consultants by companies facing the giant labor shortage coming when baby boomers retire (and the concomitant knowledge gap coming when ever younger workers take their places). These older workers will return from retirement or, better yet, never retire. Already nearly 70% of us expect to work after age 65. The question is, Which is more stifling, the paternalistic company with its gold watch as a reward for lifetime service, or the new paradigm: all work, all the time, all your life...