The Future Proof You podcast

This is the first episode for the Working Dads: Future Proof You! Podcast.

This podcast is for working parents and more specifically working dads who are consciously trying to balance work with being a dad.

My Name is Dr Julien Marchand. I am:

• An innovation consultant and entrepreneur turned university academic
• but more importantly, I am a dad Taiyo & Saya
• Husband to the beautiful Sachiko

Today I am sharing my story: why and how I balance work and fatherhood.

MY WHY: - Being a model to my kids - Near-death experience with my daughter

MY IDEAL BALANCE: - move to having a day with my wife, a day for me and my daugther and weekend for the whole family.

MY SECRET WEAPONS 1) Sleeping -Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker

2) Choosing a philosophy of life: Stoicism to work on becoming a better version of myself - Continuously learning AND implementing and testing it - Actively making the decision to change, not living life in auto-pilot, it's about future-proofing you. You become what you give your attention to - Meditating - Gratitude - Reflecting on a regular basis

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Join the Future Proof You tribe:

- Connect with me on LinkedIn where I post daily quick tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchandjulien/

- Sign up to the newsletter where I go deep in tips for working dads: https://www.microskills.academy/workingdads/

This is the trailer for the Working Dads: Future Proof You! Podcast.

This podcast is for working parents and more specifically working dads who are consciously trying to balance work with being a dad.

My Name is Dr Julien Marchand. I am:

• An innovation consultant and entrepreneur turned university academic
• but more importantly, I am a dad Taiyo & Saya
• Husband to the beautiful Sachiko

What I am passionate about is to have an impact on people, the way I do it best is to design and deliver practical and actionable courses. I have decided to align my professional life with my personal life: Having an impact on working dads and designing practical courses to help them reach that balance.

Why am I starting this podcast? It took me 10 years to realise that balancing both identities of being a professional and being a dad is at first a conscious decision that then requires a lot of purposeful actions (learning, sharing, implementing...).

I thought it would just happen. Then I thought I was the only one struggling to manage both and feeling overwhelmed.

I interviewed 15 dads and learnt a lot, especially that working dads have no time. So my first course is about saving time at work to be more present at home.

Now I want to share the stories as I believe in the power of story telling.

I want to share stories so working dads realise they are not alone and they can implement practical secret weapons to see if they work in their own journey.

I ran for 3 years a podcast on students who were entrepreneurs, reached 70 interviews, 20,000 downloads, I believe in the power of storytelling.

I will learn how to drive my interviews in time, feel free to DM me with advice, and ideas of a host, for now, make sure you subscribe to get the next episode and share it with your community if you find it useful.

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Join the Future Proof You tribe:

- Connect with me on LinkedIn where I post daily quick tips: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchandjulien/

- Sign up to the newsletter where I go deep in tips for working dads: https://www.microskills.academy/