I think I'm having a midlife crisis."
That's what my friend, who I'll call Joe, said to me at dinner a few weeks ago. Joe is in his early-40s. He's had a good career on a steady rising track in the world of finance. He's married with two kids, ages 7 and 4. He lives in the suburbs outside New York and commutes into the city for work.
In many respects, I think of Joe as something of an archetype of the dream. Good job. Good family. Good life.
So, naturally, his words caught me off guard...
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