Fatherhood for the Rest of Us - Dadvocate | Father | Parenting | Mindset | Transformation

Make a choice on how your day is going to go before its over!

 

FB Group Fatherhood for the Rest of Us

Instagram

Possibility Call http://reconstruct.brandonhandley.com

Hope you are ready for another amazing episode of Fatherhood for the Rest of Us!

This interview with current CEO of Kestler Financial, Jason Kestler, walks us through whats hot in his area of the financial industry.

We discuss items like owning a business and being a father.

Reconnecting with his father, and learning new skills.

Using experience as the educator.

Having a workforce that is like a family and maintaining that culture.

And as always we dig into fatherhood =)

Please reach out to Jason and say thank you for taking the time to share his story with all of us here at Fatherhood for the Rest of Us!

 

Jason Kestler is a highly successful entrepreneur and financial services executive with over 23 years of success within marketing and numerous verticals of the financial services. He has proven his thought leader status within the industry and is widely recognized for his ability to innovate stale processes and procedures to increase efficiency, amplify company strengths, create market distinction, and increase revenue. He has a unique but effective management style that incentivizes success through accountability, which has enabled him to recruit and retain top talent within the industry. He specializes in sales, small business development, wealth management, fixed annuities, retirement planning, insurance, strategic planning, organizational development, advertising, lobbying, SEC/FINRA regulation, leadership, process engineering, and human resources.

Currently, Jason is the owner, and CEO of Kestler Financial Group (KFG), which was founded in 1988. He was responsible for every aspect of its development and operations, including sales, marketing, advertising, HR, and legal compliance and representation with 50 state insurance commissioners, the SEC, FINRA and the Department of Labor. Under his leadership, the company has grown from a handful of advisors to more than 5,000 across all 50 states.

Between 2013 and 2015, KFG reported an average revenue increase of 28%, with an 82% increase from 2014 to 2015. They have been featured in Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing privately held companies in the country, and KFG is the recipient of the National Conference for Database Marketing’s Database Excellence award for effective implementation of automated messaging to their advisors. Jason also oversees operations for Branch Development Partners, a securities firm and sister organization to KFG; he conceived this division and launched it to tap into the tightly regulated securities market.

Concurrent to his duties at Kestler Financial Group, Jason is a founding partner of the actuarial product design firms Market Synergy Group and The Annexus Group. The two companies develop and market proprietary investment products to organizations such as KFG and their competitors. Jason is also an avid angel investor who mentors young business owners within his community.

In addition to his executive career, Jason has a history of working with multiple Board of Directors for several organizations. As part of Vistage International, he participates in board meetings as a consultant for sales, compensation, negotiations, and employee acquisitions; he is the Founding Co-Chairman of the Insurance Marketers Advisory Council; he was the Secretary for the National Association of Fixed Annuities Board of Directors; and a member of the Alianz Life Insurance Company’s Field Advisory Board.

Over the course of his career, Jason has repeatedly proven himself to be a thought leader within the field of financial services. His company was one of the first to require product training for advisors and he regularly lobbied on Capitol Hill as part of National Association of Fixed Annuities (NAFA) to challenge the SEC on rulings that were damaging to the industry. Jason has been a speaker and panelist at IMAC and NAFA events and regularly develops and conducts training seminars ...

If you have been looking for a group of like minded fathers who are willing to support you as you

would support them to chase their dreams, share their challenges, and intermix your wisdom with theirs than be sure to join the closed facebook group:

Get it all, enjoy it, make it yours, and if you continue to enjoy it, be sure to share it!

 

Looking for an in depth conversation on the ideal you & fatherhood?

Pick a time from this link and let’s get down to it!

reconstruct.brandonhandley.com

Looking for an in depth conversation on the ideal you & fatherhood?

Pick a time from this link and let’s get down to it!

reconstruct.brandonhandley.com

 

If you have been looking for a group of like-minded fathers who are willing to support you as you

would support them to chase their dreams, share their challenges, and intermix your wisdom with theirs than be sure to join the closed facebook group:

Thanks for joining today!

Jason Pockrandt and I met via a Facebook thread relating to our fathers both overdosing and quite frankly, leaving us fatherless.

We cover this in a very open manner, we also discuss what a coaching call with either one of us looks like, simply put again, being honest and open.

Check out Jason’s book Father-Daughter Conversations, as well as his TEDx talk here:

Check out his book here:

Reach out to him on his website or on FB

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1083912122

http://www.jasonpockrandt.com/

https://youtu.be/k7EHAxy11rI[/embed]

If you have been looking for a group of like-minded fathers who are willing to support you as you

would support them to chase their dreams, share their challenges, and intermix your wisdom with theirs than be sure to join the closed facebook group:

Get it all, enjoy it, make it yours, and if you continue to enjoy it, be sure to share it!

Hey there fatherhood for the rest of us is pleased to present to you coach Jesse Cole the founder of the Kingdom Mogul.

Coach Jesse and I go over a number of different topics we go from sitting and having a pity party to viewing yourself in a positive light  We discuss what it’s like to transform lives, we discuss applying the Big Fish Method which coach Jesse came up with in a seminar where we both attended in Cincinnati this past year. We identify things that are going on in our lives and search for the teachable moments.

We cover how and why it is ok to shine your light.

We go over believing that you are a big deal, and how it’s really ok to feel that way.

Jesse answers questions like, “Why would someone neglect their own greatness?”

And many many other great questions and answers!  

You will get a ton out of this one all!  

Be sure to reach out to Coach Jesse and thank him for popping onto Fatherhood for the Rest of Us and sharing all of his insights!

 

http://www.jessespeaks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/JesseColeSpeaks

 

 

 

 

 

If you have been looking for a group of like minded fathers who are willing to support you as you

would support them to chase their dreams, share their challenges, and intermix your wisdom with theirs than be sure to join the closed facebook group:

Get it all, enjoy it, make it yours, and if you continue to enjoy it, be sure to share it!

 

Feel free to donate to the show – every dollar earned goes directly to the feed the Handley Boys Foundation!

 

KAZDIN METHOD DAY 5 OF 5

Develop Rituals and Routines, Connect The Child to Other Family Members & Take Care of Yourself

Hello <>, can you believe it?!  2018!!

If you have been hanging out in FB & you have been tracking my every move…  or… simply caught the NYE FB live (click here if you missed it)… you would have caught how this new year is simply a continuation of the last… if you poured into yourself… if you made huge strides… if you took tiny steps that are leading you to the person you intend to be… take some pictures… take some moments to capture the journey… you don’t want to miss the process of you, creating you!

I am excited for you, all that you have done and are doing, and I hope that this email, our connection is a supporting spoke in your wheel of life!  I am looking forward to continuing 2018 right where 2017 moved along from… on an upward slope, one step at a time, and taking time to turn around and survey the vista to take it all in from time to time!

Moving on – our final Kazdin email on this book (I have another book of his, no idea what that one will compel me to do!!!)

Develop Rituals & Routines With Your Child Notes:

Aim for regularity and frequency, but don’t make it so rigid that the routine becomes an additional source of pressure.

Build a reservoir of predictable experiences which will become the basis of good memories.  View this as similar to small deposits that overtime accrues interest, compound interest, building on what has been built.

Connect the Child to Other Family Members Notes:

Including those of different generations, this allows for children to learn from other adults who aren’t their parents.  It is worth trying to get together for the holidays.  Evidence points to a connection with other relatives to have a reduced risk of disruptive behaviors.  If not able to do extended family (or you ar ea single parent, seek a community connection, church or otherwise *Fatherhood for the Rest of Us FB Group*) .  Parents without Partners is a resource the book recommends for single parents.

Take Care of Yourself Notes:

It is easy to forget yourself, to forget taking care of yourself – along with taking care of your children you need to maintain your mental and physical along with everything else.  You are in for the long haul, you need to be in shape for it.  Research proves this out.  If you invest a little energy in yourself it will pay off for your family.

That is it for the 12 conclusions – The final notes on the book:

After going through this and finalizing this you may want to “feel” empowered, as this can reduce anxiety.  However, there is a big difference between “feeling” empowered and actually being more effective and in control.

After going through this book and utilizing the too...

KAZDIN METHOD DAY 4 OF 5

Plan Downtime & Put Value On Quantity Time

Happy New Year Friend!

You may remember from such episode as Kazdin Method Day 1 (where you can find a number of details that relate to the great Dr. Kazdin, Yale professor who inspired this email campaign) and if you haven’t read that one yet, you may want to just head back over to it for some a little background…go ahead… I will wait…

Woot, welcome back!  Can you believe you made it another year?  Was there ever a doubt?  Did you nurture yourself the way you intended to?  Did you experience a **Super Miracle Grow** 2017?  I bet you did, take a moment and just think about the achievements, big, small… barely even noticeable… all of that added up to who you are today… I am proud of you and who you are today!

But really, I am excited for you 2018 is here and we are here together to face it… queue the hype music… the montage… flash forward… 2018 is going to be a year of continued compound growth… prepare yourself… that ground shudder is not an earthquake, that is you ROCKING it out!

To the Notes!

Plan Downtime Notes:

Carve out some special time to relax tight restrictions around the house.  In many homes, the child has the equivalent of a full-time job, with you as the loving but demanding boss.  Often you are like a director, end of the day print, that’s a wrap!  Only your movie is never over, and you can’t just throw away scenes that don’t work.

Allow for downtime for both you and your child.  Where you ask for nothing, expect nothing and you will not need to press your child to find out what was accomplished.

The research shows children who are allowed to play quietly by themselves are much less likely to be aggressive when they interact with other children.

Put Value On Quantity Time Notes:

Be around, be together and maintain family routines linked to regular household business, like meals and errands. This quantity time trumps the one-time outing type things.  Reading is one type of example that is better in small daily doses 10-15 minutes at a time versus an hour here or there.

One of the nice aspects of quantity time is that you don’t have to do anything special, just arrange to be around together, to be available to each other and interact normally.

It is my intent that you gain a new tool or two for yourself, and may even be compelled to check out the course or read this book in full as what I am going to review via the videos is simply the tip of the iceberg!

Enjoy!

NEED MORE?

If you have found this to be useful, I only request that you please share with others.

If you are looking for audio only you may find it on the podcast “

KAZDIN METHOD DAY 3 OF 5

Encourage Social Interaction & Always Know Where Your Child Is

O.K.  You have made it to day 3… there must be something in here that is compelling YOU!

I am glad to see that you have returned, this time I will go ahead and give you the notes I used to generate the video, which you may find helpful… IE… you don’t have time to watch the video (don’t want too)… you don’t have time to click on the podcast link… I get that, sometimes you simply want the email to be a freaking email… I hear that… Jeez and I think this one will hit on News Eve!  Holy smokes… let’s straddle the year with some parenting wisdom!

Encourage Social Interaction Notes:

Be available/resist the urge to referee.  Social interaction is a competency that deserves its own time.  Developing friendships and learning how to interact under your guidance and beyond it.

Always Know Where Your Child Is Notes:

When done since the beginning, it will not seem sudden and seen as a brand new restraint that is likely to be resisted.

Children who are not monitored are likely to bond with and connect with peers who are not monitored themselves.  The more unsupervised, the more likely the tendency towards deviant behavior.

It is my intent that you gain a new tool or two for yourself, and may even be compelled to check out the course or read this book in full as what I am going to review via the videos is simply the tip of the iceberg!

Enjoy!

NEED MORE?

If you have found this to be useful, I only request that you please share with others.

If you are looking for audio only you may find it on the podcast “Fatherhood for the Rest of Us”

Please be sure to head over to the Episode site and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode!

While you are there if you do indeed find that the videos, podcasts and even the private facebook group where there is nearly a daily Facebook Live, to motivate, inspire or otherwise promote beneficial behavior, I would appreciate if you shared it with others so that they may be served as well!