Let me tell you this and I'm going to be honest with you. I've talked to a number of people that are not that great as a dad and they're not that great as a husband.
I've made plenty of mistakes over the course of being a father and being a husband but you can't do that long term because what happens is you deteriorate the relationship with your children. Later on they're going to see this pattern and then the other thing that they're going to start feeling is they're under-appreciated, they're not important.
I just want to encourage you that if you don't make some radical changes it's not going to end well for you.
Let me ask you now, are you becoming the leader or father that is worth following?
Topics:
Motivation,
Accountability,
Character,
Marriage,
Family,
Balance,
Relationships,
Success,
Significance,
Priorities,
Tips,
Parenting,
Commitment,
Blueprint,
Discipline,
Clarity,
Development,
Self Development,
Wife,
Decisions,
Crossroads,
Wisdom,
Be The Light,
Encouragement,
Risks,
Leadership,
Father,
Father Figure,
Guide,
RoadMap,
Communication,
Execution,
Advice,
Authenticity,
fingerprint,
Vision,
Mission,
Joy,
Truth,
Obstacles,
Expectation,
Legacy,
Evaluation,
Personality,
Purpose,
Value,
Journey,
Grit
20 years ago when my friend, Bob Warren, started mentoring me and coaching me he taught me to listen better. I want to tell you it is difficult! We would go to restaurants and we would talk. I'd be looking around the room to see who was in there, who was coming in and he would say, “listen, you got to focus, you've got to make eye contact with the person you're talking to and not be thinking about what you're going to say next. You need to pay attention to what they're saying because people only remember how you make them feel and you make them feel unimportant when you don't pay attention to what they're saying.
I'm going to tell you, I'll just be very honest and transparent with you that was difficult for me. For a long long time, it was like every time you were talking I was thinking man I got something to say. I can match that i can one-up! I can't wait till they take a breath so I can interject! I want to tell you it takes a lot of discipline and a lot of wherewithal in order to withhold the things that you want to say! Listen, what they say is important!
Topics:
Character,
Balance,
Relationships,
Success,
Significance,
Priorities,
Commitment,
Discipline,
Clarity,
Development,
Listen,
Decisions,
Crossroads,
Encourage,
Encouragement,
Guide,
Advice,
Influence,
Authenticity,
fingerprint,
Truth,
Obstacles,
Expectation,
Legacy,
Habit,
Purpose,
Audience,
Journey,
Connections
Whenever you are going to a vacation with your wife/family/loved ones, I just want to encourage you to try disconnecting. Start out, you know, with maybe two or three days. Hopefully you'll get to a point where you can spend an entire week or maybe even two weeks and completely unplug! Try it and watch to see what happens. I think it will speak volumes to your family.
Topics:
Accountability,
Character,
Family,
Balance,
Fun,
Relationships,
Success,
Significance,
Priorities,
Tips,
Commitment,
Blueprint,
Discipline,
Clarity,
Development,
Self Development,
Wife,
Holidays,
Decisions,
Crossroads,
Wisdom,
Be Happy,
Leadership,
Father,
Guide,
Communication,
Center,
Advice,
Joy,
Expectation,
Legacy,
Personality,
Habit,
Value,
Journey
Guys, who is the face of your business? Customer service matters! Period! If you are not paying attention to it, your competition is!
Topics:
Business,
Character,
Career,
Community,
Relationships,
Significance,
Priorities,
Commitment,
Consistent,
Discipline,
Clarity,
Reputation,
Development,
Decisions,
Crossroads,
Encouragement,
Guide,
RoadMap,
Communication,
Growth,
Execution,
fingerprint,
Truth,
Expectation,
Expectancy,
Legacy,
Value,
Investment,
Audience,
Product,
Journey,
Customer Service
No automation or whatsoever can take the place of personal engagement and encouragement. Reach to a person and be an encouragement. That person might be needing it. Now, go out and reach out to someone!
Topics:
Business,
Character,
Career,
Community,
Relationships,
Success,
Significance,
Priorities,
Tips,
Commitment,
Blueprint,
Clarity,
Reputation,
Decisions,
Crossroads,
Wisdom,
Encouragement,
Leadership,
Communication,
Execution,
Authenticity,
fingerprint,
Strategy,
Obstacles,
Expectation,
Legacy,
Purpose,
Value,
Journey,
value-driven,
Connections,
Automation
