Inside job: Charles Assisi offers tips on how to bid on a better you

It can help to think of oneself as an investment being vetted by a PE firm, he says. Just don’t forget to add well-being and happiness to the profit metrics too

As an entrepreneur and a writer who has had a front-row seat to the high-stakes world of private equity, I have developed a love-hate relationship with PE firms. The love comes from seeing how people at such companies can turn underperforming entities into profitable ventures. The hate comes from their ruthless pursuit of efficiency above all else.

Pondering this a while ago, a crazy thought occurred: What if I applied the principles of a PE firm to my life? Would