Recovering Workaholic Dads

A growth mindset is all about learning, making progress, and continuing to improve in important areas of your life. As an employee or business leader, that might look like improving a process, innovating a product or service, or becoming a more influential leader. At home, it might mean being a more connected and influential dad. With your spouse, it looks like improving your emotional quotient and building a better relationship with open, honest, and vulnerable communication. With your health, it means getting more fit, strong, and flexible. With your hobbies, like golf, it could mean enjoying the game more or improving your score. And with friends, it might just mean connecting more frequently and at a deeper level.

As of this recording Coach Brad White is 49. And like other folks who are getting older, it can be tougher to stay fit and keep your health in check. But when can you make the time to workout? In this episode Brad shares a stupid-silly secret about how to use the getting older process as a way to create a healthy exercise habit.

In this episode, coach Brad White shares a few recent experiences related to values, healthy boundaries, and self-discipline. When playing golf, how often do you check your phone? Are you able to unplug and relax? When you have a meeting scheduled, how often do you cancel the meeting because someone else wants that time? Ultimately, you should be making decisions and living your life in ways that honor your values and priorities. The goal of this episode is to help you reflect on your values and be more mindful of the choices you are making every day.

In the episode, Brad interviews Michael G. Dash, Author of Chasing the High. This fascinating interview shares a glimpse into the life of an addictive personality, which is highly relatable to workaholics, alcoholics, rushaholics, etc. Michael shares the story of being an entrepreneur, the son of a workaholic entrepreneur, and the devastating impact on your mental and physical health when you let those demons control your thoughts and actions. Michael's story travels from one addiction to another, until he finally found how to create positive and productive habits to change his life, and how to live in a FLOW state. Learn more about Michael at https://michaelgdash.com. Also, check out his webinar for entrepreneurs dealing with such addictions at https://michaelgdash.com/fate. Finally, go buy his amazing book at https://chasingthehighbook.com.

Brad shares his thoughts about creating a life plan and vision statement, and does a deep dive into friendships that matter. Brad's vision for friends includes people he would walk 1000 miles for and who would walk 1000 miles for him. These are the deep, meaningful friendships he is trying to create in his life. How about you? What is your vision in the area of friendships? Who would you walk 1000 miles for and visa-versa?

Do you work a lot of hours? You may be taking on more than you should, you might not be as focused as you need to be, you may not be as effective as you should be. Action plan: think about what you are doing or keep a time log to determine where the time is going.

Brad explores where we get our value from. Oftentimes, we place too much emphasis on our jobs and our identity is totally wrapped up in our occupation. However, what happens when you lose your job or can no longer perform your job for some reason. Is your life over? Does your worth suddenly hit rock bottom? Does depression set in? If you find your true worth and self value, you'll be able to survive such life events and your mental state will be strong enough to carry you forward.

Coach Brad shares his thoughts on the difference between having a strong work ethic and being a workaholic. There are clear differences and some grey areas to consider too. Listen in and see if you are a workaholic. Also, take the workaholism quiz online for a great assessment of your workaholism tendencies: https://recoveringworkaholicdads.com/workaholism-quiz/

Brad did something fun for his birthday recently that was a real game changer. In this episode, Coach Brad hopes to inspire you to seize the moment and do something fun. All work and no play? You need to hear this message. Also, tell us what you have done for fun at https://recoveringworkaholicdads.com.

In this episode, Coach Brad shares lessons from his life. When reflecting on his own life, Brad found that always learning, always connecting, and always being grateful were keys to a joyful, passionate, and meaningful life.