We’d never tell our kids it was too late for them, that the best is behind them, that they can’t recover, rebuild, or begin again. So why wouldn’t we tell ourselves the same thing?

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“Don’t flinch,” Theodore Roosevelt wrote, “don’t foul, hit the line hard.”

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They were a baby and now they’re not. Because we’re so busy in our own lives, we forgot about—we lost track of—that thing that’s always happening in the background, the passage of time.

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As parents, something we could all work on is showing genuine interest in their passions, taking them seriously, and opening our minds to their world. In today’s solo episode, Ryan shares how his kids’ passions have sparked his own creativity at work. He talks about how being curious about what his kids are into has not only brought them closer but also inspired him. 

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Most of whatever we’re doing can wait. Take it. Play. Sit with them. Talk with them.

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You have so much more in you than it feels like you do.

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Give where you can. Lend a hand, show up for others. Because when the time comes, we’ll hope that someone else cared enough to do the same.

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Your kids adore the everyday you. The home-you. The bedtime-stories-you. But they also deserve to see the version of you that’s out there conquering the world.

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You’re the person your kids look to and look up to. You must keep an even keel.

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Becoming a parent shifts your perspective on every decision. In today’s episode, Jordan Harbinger and Ryan Holiday discuss how fatherhood has changed them, the sacrifices they’ve made for their families, and how each generation has a different view on parenting.

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