About the author

Anthony Marshall is an entrepreneur, will writer, estate planner and father of two. He is the founder of Marshall Wills & Trusts and is based in Andover, Hampshire.

Why the book exists

Ambitious parents bring real strengths home: clarity, standards, follow-through. Used well, those habits give a child structure and confidence. Used on the child, they turn family life into a project with targets. Raising Visionary Children is an attempt to keep the first and drop the second — through attention, everyday conversation, supported struggle and a family culture children actually want to belong to.

“Pause before the answer, and let them reach.”