February 2018

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Billy Graham left us a gift when he said he wished he would have spent more time with his family than anything else.

Listen as we dissect this and give practical tips on how to succeed.

As an entrepreneurial father, why is investing in your wife and kids the most important thing?  What implications does our time and attention have on their lives and future?  How do you truly delight in your children?

We discuss massive changes that were needed in our own lives and the fruit seen in our homes.

Hear how scheduling intentional, devoted time with each child pays dividends.

Work on being present and engaged – fulfilling your family’s needs of your presence and involvement in their lives.

There is no substitute for a father and his intentional time – both quality and quantity.  What can you adjust in your schedule to become more engaged with each member of your family?

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In living the entrepreneurial life you have more time to travel. If freedom and flexibility in your work and life are top values – as they are to most entrepreneurs – then more travel is likely.

How will you plan to travel with kids?  Know some top mistakes people make and how to avoid them?  Hear some of our horror stories – and how we’ve learned to avoid and improve so that traveling is now a part of our normal lives.

Hear as we break down:

• List of valid complaints if traveling with kids
• How to set yourself up for success
• Top tips on air travel with little ones
• Why airport lounges could be a game-changer for your family
• Adjusting your mindset on travel vs. vacation

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. -Mark Twain

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Is working from home for you?  Many either disdain or romanticize the idea.  How can you pull off this work/life balance?  What advantages and disadvantages are there to be aware of and how can you overcome?

In this episode we dig deep on this popular topic of working from a home office so you can be more present with those you love.

We pull back the curtain on a home office set up and cover a lot of ground here including:

• The joys, travails and realities of working from home
• Getting on the same page with your spouse and creating a strong foundation together
• How to manage your energy; flex-time versus fixed time
• How much more quality time you could spend with your family simply by cutting your commute
• How to not be the infamous BBC interviewee (how to childproof your office)
• Preparing in advance to give yourself permission to be flexible
• Practical tips on batching and planning time blocks for deep work and deep play

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How will you know you’re ready to launch your business?  What do you need in place in order to start your business? How can risk aversion could affect you?

We explore this often-asked question in detail.  Each of our journeys were different in creating the various businesses we now own and operate.  Hear as we unpack the details, heed some our mistakes and learn from how we navigated this important stage of business creation.

In this episode we cover:

• How your personality affects when you should launch.
• How to get your wife on board – and ways to have that important conversation.
• Why a side-business start-up might be a good way to test the waters first.
• Understand how current debt and cash-flow projections affect your timing.
• What outside support do you have for this?  Mastermind, coach, mentors, others?