The podcast talks about the importance of letting your kids witness your professional moments and how it can impact them. It includes a story about Bruce Springsteen's changed perception of his mother after seeing her succeed in her job.
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It is important to involve our children in our peak career moments and let them witness our professional success, as this can have a lasting impact on their perception of us and our capabilities.
Showing our children our professional excellence, instead of just talking about it, can create a memorable and inspiring experience for them, changing their understanding of our abilities and leaving a profound effect on them.
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Letting Kids See Your Professional Side
As parents, we often shield our children from our professional lives, thinking that they won't be interested or able to appreciate it. However, it is important to let our kids witness our peak career moments and showcase our professional success. They may not see us during those significant achievements because they happen at work or after they go to bed. But by involving them in these moments, dragging them out of bed, and letting them witness our accomplishments, we give them a chance to be impressed and proud. This experience can leave a lasting impact on them, changing their perception of us and our capabilities.
The Power of Showing Rather than Telling
Children love the regular, everyday version of their parents, but they should also have the opportunity to see their parents in their professional element. Bruce Springsteen's view of his mother changed drastically when he saw her excel in her job. Through this example, it is clear that showing our kids our professional excellence can have a profound effect on their understanding of our abilities. Rather than just talking about what we do at work, actually letting them see us in action and witness our achievements can create a memorable and inspiring experience for them.
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Let Your Kids See You in Your Professional Moments
They see you disheveled and groggy. They see you busy and preoccupied. They see you argue with your spouse. They see you burned out after a long week. They see regular old, normal you.
But what about some of those peak career moments? When you sold your company. When you were invited to that special reception at the fancy place downtown. The first day of shooting for your new screenplay. When you were interviewed for that big morning show. When that raise finally came through.