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“I miss him so much,” I sobbed into the phone. “I don’t know if I can do this.” I was surprised my sister could understand me through the tears, but she’d always been good at decoding my words — and what was behind them. I’d been away from home for…

Warren Buffett has left the stage at Berkshire Hathaway, but he may still be pulling strings from behind the curtain.The legendary investor, who ended his six-decade run as Berkshire’s CEO at the turn of the year, is likely responsible for building the company a huge Alphabet stake from scratch in…

There was a chill in the air, and we had just made it through the winding queue for the shuttle in Sitka, Alaska, when my dad announced, “I need to use the bathroom.”We were finally at the front of the line. The shuttle into town was only supposed to take…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tim Perks, a 58-year-old vice president of store design and planning at DICK’S Sporting Goods in Pittsburgh. It’s been edited for length and clarity.After two decades at Nike, my team and I got cut from the company in a major reorganization.…