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Be The Grown Up

113 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

The big question is this: how do we build our businesses while raising young children without losing our minds and leaving a wake of chaos behind? That's the question. This podcast is the answer.

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Episodes

Gotta Hit The Curve Ball

December 07, 2019 17:54 - 8 minutes - 18.3 MB

We have to prepare for things to go wrong even when it seems like that's impossible.

I have ZERO Skill When It Comes To ...

December 06, 2019 22:22 - 6 minutes - 14.1 MB

Warning: my voice is super hoarse in this ... but there is a good reason for that.

Swing

December 01, 2019 02:13 - 6 minutes - 3.16 MB

This normally incites a full blow riot ... until I simplified things.

I witnessed a miracle

November 28, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutes - 17.6 MB

The voice of your intuition is powerful ... if you're willing to listen to it.

They Had Watermelon!

November 26, 2019 01:31 - 8 minutes - 18.6 MB

Yes ... this is a story about person growth and gratitude.

Why We Put Things Off

November 14, 2019 17:37

We know the work needs to be done, but we don't do it ... then we get a surprise when we do.

The Invisible Force

November 12, 2019 17:51 - 6 minutes - 3.08 MB

What is it that stops us from getting something we want when we're ALMOST there?

It Wasn't His Fault

November 11, 2019 17:57

A trip to the barber shops gives a live lesson.

A Journey To the Unknown

November 09, 2019 17:34

What I learned from taking cold showers and how it applies to the things you're probably putting off doing.

They Didn't Even Want It

November 08, 2019 19:42 - 7 minutes - 3.68 MB

Do you do exactly what the birds were doing in this story?

I Got In A Fight!

November 08, 2019 01:54 - 6 minutes - 3.09 MB

When your ideals get in the way

Sandbagging It

November 04, 2019 21:19 - 4 minutes - 2.24 MB

What a sandbag can teach us about what we're prepared to deal with ... 

When Is Enough, Enough?

November 01, 2019 22:45 - 7 minutes - 15.8 MB

Halloween and the myth of "more"

Lessons From the BBQ Guy

October 31, 2019 16:49 - 4 minutes - 2.36 MB

Funny how you learn lessons in the places you'd never expect to

Surprise yourself

October 30, 2019 19:54 - 6 minutes - 3.32 MB

Funny thing happens when you just let go ... 

Cats Don't Eat Butter!

October 29, 2019 19:44

Crazy how the most seemingly insignificant details can cause problems for you.

Messes EVERYWHERE!

October 28, 2019 16:46

The whole house was messy ... and it wasn't the kids' fault.

Knife To A Gun Fight

October 26, 2019 16:24 - 6 minutes - 15.7 MB

Here's what happens when you focus on the wrong kinds of details.

It's 100% Your Responsibility

October 25, 2019 23:04

What can moving my office and Comcast teach me about responsibility?

Are They Freaking Out Or Are You?

October 24, 2019 16:37 - 5 minutes - 2.56 MB

Next time it feels like your kids are freaking out, I'll encourage you to think about the words of the great Ice Cube "You better check yourself before you wreck yourself

Candy and Rage

October 24, 2019 00:16 - 8 minutes - 18.3 MB

My son lost his mind over not winning a piece of candy in Jujitsu.  Here's how that applies to parenting ... 

2 Truths And 1 Lie

October 22, 2019 16:35 - 7 minutes - 3.87 MB

Are you and your spouse playing the same game when it comes to your parenting?

Short On Time ... Long On Stress

October 22, 2019 01:01 - 9 minutes - 4.51 MB

How a fun family outing turned my wife and I into stress cases ... 

There Wasn't Enough Space!

October 19, 2019 11:00 - 5 minutes - 13.1 MB

When you play bigger in one aspect of your life ... you need to make room to expand the rest too.

I Am Embarrassed

October 18, 2019 22:53 - 8 minutes - 18.6 MB

Things I did even three months ago are no where close to what I can do now 

Good Cop - Bad Cop

October 17, 2019 20:33 - 6 minutes - 2.97 MB

What happens if you have all good cops or all bad cops?

How Much Do Details Really Matter?

October 16, 2019 18:07 - 6 minutes - 3.2 MB

When you're rolling along and things are going well, I'll have you consider watching the details is still critical.

Horizontal Impact

October 15, 2019 17:38

A funny thing happens when you try to solve a single problem ... 

The Space Before ...

October 14, 2019 16:30 - 6 minutes - 3.1 MB

How you spend the few minutes before you have to do something difficult is going to determine your outcome.

Preparing for Disaster

October 10, 2019 17:30 - 6 minutes - 3.1 MB

We tend to wait until the last minute to prepare for what we KNOW is coming our way ... 

Show And Tell For Adults

October 10, 2019 00:27 - 7 minutes - 17.5 MB

What does kindergarten show and tell have to teach us about the experience we have as adults?  

It Takes Less Than 5 Minutes

October 08, 2019 17:01 - 7 minutes - 3.67 MB

It's easy to feel like we're too busy in our modern, chaotic lives ... but there is a critical piece most of us are missing that can change the game for us entirely.

Light 'em up!

October 07, 2019 16:52

When we think tasks are complex, we tend to instantly shut down ... 

Date Night

October 06, 2019 14:53

This date night was not what I was expecting, but turned out better than I anticipated.

Persuasion & Influence

October 04, 2019 16:46

Most dads start to lose this critical mindset between their office and their house.

Do You Have A Problem?

October 03, 2019 18:18 - 8 minutes - 3.92 MB

How a conversation at the barber shop saved one business owner $10,000.

When You Have Your Back Turned ...

October 03, 2019 00:23

The craziest things happen when you have your back turned for a second ... 

Little Messes

September 30, 2019 17:57 - 7 minutes - 3.58 MB

We leave messes all the time ... but what happens to them?

When Kittens Attack

September 29, 2019 13:30 - 9 minutes - 21.5 MB

Same. Same.

September 28, 2019 13:30 - 9 minutes - 21.3 MB

Utah Is Missing!

September 27, 2019 23:19

Micro Fractures

September 26, 2019 18:27 - 12 minutes - 6.08 MB

What happens to small problems when they aren't fixed fast?  More importantly, what are you doing about it?

Abundance Is The Way

September 26, 2019 01:06 - 11 minutes - 26.1 MB

Are you feeling scarcity or abundance?  If the former, here's how I got out.

Creating Belief

September 24, 2019 20:13

All the gurus on Instagram say that you have to create belief ... but how exactly are you supposed to do that?

Human Connection Under Attack!

September 23, 2019 19:00

Feeling connected to other people is a basic human need ... but that need is under attack!

Phase 1 Grinder

September 22, 2019 14:00 - 10 minutes - 23.7 MB

There are phases you must go through to become the powerful father you were meant to be!  This is the first one ... 

The Principle Shift

September 21, 2019 13:30 - 9 minutes - 21.5 MB

The way you think drives the results you have!

Resistance V Flow

September 20, 2019 22:48

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face ... 

The Five Pound Parenting Problem

September 20, 2019 01:00 - 6 minutes - 3.31 MB

It's kinda like the "freshmen 15" in college ... but not exactly.

The Fallacy of Responsibility

September 18, 2019 19:47 - 6 minutes - 3.27 MB

Everyone who's not at the top thinks the view looks great from up there ... 

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