Be The Grown Up
113 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe 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
Doing Hard Stuff
July 19, 2019 22:49 - 8 minutes - 4.11 MBEvery wants to do the FUN things, but it doing the hard stuff is the building block of everything fun that comes after it.
Fear
July 18, 2019 20:20 - 7 minutes - 3.67 MBParenting is scary. It's a trip into the unknown and it can trip us out. On this episode, Brent talks about his initial fears that came with being a parent and how he made the decision to overcome them.
My Confession
July 17, 2019 16:42 - 14 minutes - 6.8 MBThis story is going to make me sound like a terrible person, but you'll know that if I'm willing to be honest with you about this, then I'll be honest with you about everything else too.
I Thought I Could Outsource This ...
July 16, 2019 21:10 - 8 minutes - 4.07 MBWhen I have a problem in my business that none of my employees have the time or skillset to do, I outsource to someone who can and the problem comes back to me solved. I thought I could do the same thing with my parenting ...
Transition Times
July 15, 2019 18:29 - 7 minutes - 3.4 MBThere was a particular time of day I screwed up for years. There was a consistent trigger, a consistent pattern and a consistent result that led me to a result I didn't want. It wasn't until I figured out how to change the pattern that I got a different result.
Guilt and Resentment
July 14, 2019 19:02 - 10 minutes - 4.96 MBAs entrepreneurs and executives, it can be hard for the people around us to understand what we go through in our business ... and that can make us feel guilty and then resent the people the who made us feel guilty ... BUT, there is a way out of that cycle.
The Super Power We Share
July 13, 2019 15:26 - 7 minutes - 3.61 MBThere is an ability we all have ... a super power if you will. Those who've learned to use it correctly dominate life, but very few people have learned the trick. Now it's your turn.
The Question Isn't "Do You Want To Be A Good Parent?" ...
July 12, 2019 22:09 - 9 minutes - 4.73 MBThe question is ... are you willing to go to war with your beliefs? We'll find out in this episode.
The Cost of Being Friends With Your Kids
July 09, 2019 13:35 - 10 minutes - 4.75 MBAs parents, we have a tendency to toe the line of being friends with our kids. We want to have fun with them and that's important for their development, but being friends is entirely unfair to them. Here's why ...
Heavy
July 08, 2019 14:12 - 8 minutes - 4.22 MBA lot of times, we're worried that whatever action we take, it's going to be the wrong one with our kids. That makes everything feel really heavy. Let's lighten the load.
Hard Questions
July 07, 2019 23:04 - 8 minutes - 3.98 MBOne of my mentors told me that the quality of my life was directly related to the quality and difficulty of the questions I ask myself. What exactly are hard questions though? This episode has the answer.
It's Easy To Forget Yourself
July 06, 2019 14:34 - 8 minutes - 4.13 MBAs parents and entrepreneurs, we are a lot of things to a lot of people. On any given day we're a boss, service provider, client, husband, father, son, brother and friend ... and we feel like we need to be super human at all of them.
Creators of Chaos
July 05, 2019 15:51 - 7 minutes - 3.76 MBWhether we want to admit it or not, we are the creators of our own chaos. The businesses we are trying to run need our attention ... the kids that we have need our attention. How do we find peace amid all of the chaos that surrounds us? Listen to find out.
Why We Go To War With Our Kids
July 02, 2019 16:48 - 7 minutes - 3.56 MBWhy do so many of our conversations with our kids turn into arguments, and arguments into yelling matches? It's tantamount to making a declaration of war in our houses where the children become enemies, plotting revenge against us. And it's usually over some of the stupidest stuff we can imagine.
Energy Vortex Follow Up
July 01, 2019 15:53 - 7 minutes - 3.62 MBIn this episode, my wife joins us again to share the result of the experiment we did last week to change the energy I bring into the house. Let's see how it worked!