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There's a reason why most successful business people are... let's just say "tough to deal with."

Yeah, I hedged my assessment there because I know I've got two kinds of readers for this piece:

You're a successful business leader, and thus are either in agreement or denial with my premise, or;

You work for a successful business leader, and you're in total agreement with my premise.

I got both your backs. I'm going for the truth, not for clicks.

This is not a humblebrag. In my line of work, I come into contact with a lot of rich and successful people. And -- I think this is due to my personality -- they tend to tell me things they shouldn't.

Most of them are miserable people. Not all of them. But a lot of them.

A long time ago, one of my very rich and very successful friends told me a story that sheds a lot of light onto why this happens.

To keep from betraying trust, I'll be vague. What opened his eyes was when he was at an event attended exclusively by........

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