What Could Go Right?

In This Halloween Episode:  

As parents, we know the scariest stories are the ones we tell ourselves. Have you ever been shut down by the Three-Headed Resource Monster telling you that you don't have the time, money, or skills to pursue a dream or create a braver life? Have you been scared off by The HOWling? The HOWling appears and starts banging on your brain as soon as you have an idea that matters. We share some tricks for taking the teeth out of those fears that interrupt your personal growth so you're free to design a life that's a treat.

What Could Go Right? is a Life Design Podcast for Moms and Dads Who Want to Make Midlife Meaningful featuring personal growth, family connections, and parenting adult kids. The show is hosted by Erik Orton and Emily Orton, creators, travelers, authors, speakers, sailors, rock climbers, and curious parents of five kids (mostly adults). Subscribe to get honest conversations with bold midlife parents in mind. If you're ready to design a life you love –Subscribe and Stay Tuned.

LINKS:

Try Living on a Sailboat for a Week! The Navigator Sailing experience is an invigorating alcohol-free reset where adventure meets self-discovery in gorgeous island destinations. Perfect for rookies, life-long learners, and the sailing curious.

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3 Ways to Travel Big as a Family Without Breaking the Bank (FREE PDF) 

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In This Episode:

Explore the transformative power of asking "Blue Sky Questions." You'll discover the invaluable insight of challenging societal expectations, paving the way for your authentic self to shine through. As you listen, you'll learn the importance of deliberate self-reflection, helping you connect deeply with your desires. This episode empowers you to take the helm of your own life, making conscious choices that align with your truest self. Dive in and discover how understanding your genuine aspirations can lead to more meaningful connections, both with yourself and those around you. This isn't just a podcast episode; it's a roadmap to a more authentic, fulfilling life that you can start exploring right now.

What Could Go Right? is a Life Design Podcast for Moms and Dads Who Want to Make Midlife Meaningful featuring personal growth, family connections, and parenting adult kids. The show is hosted by Erik Orton and Emily Orton, creators, travelers, authors, speakers, sailors, rock climbers, and curious parents of five kids (mostly adults). Subscribe to get honest conversations with bold midlife parents in mind. If you're ready to design a life you love –Subscribe and Stay Tuned.

LINKS:

Try Living on a Sailboat for a Week! The Navigator Sailing experience is an invigorating alcohol-free reset where adventure meets self-discovery in gorgeous island destinations. Perfect for rookies, life-long learners, and the sailing curious.

Download Your Free 100-Year Grid (PDF)

3 Ways to Travel Big as a Family Without Breaking the Bank (FREE PDF) 

FREE Discovery Call (Schedule to Discover what's possible for you)

Email Subscribe to Encouragement

Youtube Like, Comment, Subscribe

Book  Seven at Sea: Why a New York City Family Cast Off Convention for a Life-Changing Year on a Sailboat (affiliate link)

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In This Episode:

Nobody wants to ruin a marriage but we all know how to do it. Using a design strategy trusted in many industries you can reverse engineer how to make your marriage flourish. Erik and Emily pull back the curtain on their own relationship and share true failures and triumphs you can apply in your own resilient marriage journey. 

What Could Go Right? is a Life Design Podcast for Moms and Dads Who Want to Make Midlife Meaningful featuring personal growth, family connections, and parenting adult kids. The show is hosted by Erik Orton and Emily Orton, creators, travelers, authors, speakers, sailors, rock climbers, and curious parents of five kids (mostly adults). Subscribe to get honest conversations with bold midlife parents in mind. If you're ready to design a life you love –Subscribe and Stay Tuned.

LINKS:

Try Living on a Sailboat for a Week! The Navigator Sailing experience is an invigorating alcohol-free reset where adventure meets self-discovery in gorgeous island destinations. Perfect for rookies, life-long learners, and the sailing curious.

Download Your Free 100-Year Grid (PDF)

3 Ways to Travel Big as a Family Without Breaking the Bank (FREE PDF) 

FREE Discovery Call (Schedule to Discover what's possible for you)

Email Subscribe to Encouragement

Youtube Like, Comment, Subscribe

Book  Seven at Sea: Why a New York City Family Cast Off Convention for a Life-Changing Year on a Sailboat (affiliate link)

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In This Episode:

Adulting is getting a bad name but it shouldn't be that way. One of the most important parts of parenting is your ongoing self-education. This is great news because it aligns your personal goals and life satisfaction with what is best for your whole family. 

"Children know the day will come when it’s up to them to live alone and pay the bills. What they also know is that their independence can mean all kinds of delicious opportunities for adventure. Or not. You’re their chief role model for adulthood. When they look at you, what do they see? Do they see an adult who makes adulthood look awesome? Or do they see adulthood as a painful sacrifice filled with endless responsibilities and little pleasure?

"Because our kids are with us all the time, how we live our adult lives is even more critical to how they envision their futures. Do you relish your adult life? Or is it on hold until your kids are grown? Are you stretching yourself to have new experiences, learning for its own sake, talking about books and movies, exploring new places without your kids? If you have a paying job, do you share about it with pride or complain about it as tedious and stressful? Some kids resist growing up simply because adulthood on display holds no magic for them—only weary responsibility.

"One important part of parenting, then, needs to be your ongoing self-education that maximizes the opportunities and privileges of being an adult. Make adulthood look awesome and watch your children aspire to great things. In fact, your strongest gift to your teens is taking real pleasure in your skills, talents and opportunities, not theirs.”

— Julie Bogart, The Brave Learner

What Could Go Right? is a Life Design Podcast for Moms and Dads Who Want to Make Midlife Meaningful featuring personal growth, family connections, and parenting adult kids. The show is hosted by Erik Orton and Emily Orton, creators, travelers, authors, speakers, sailors, rock climbers, and curious parents of five kids (mostly adults). Subscribe to get honest conversations with bold midlife parents in mind. If you're ready to design a life you love –Subscribe and Stay Tuned.

LINKS:

Try Living on a Sailboat for a Week! The Navigator Sailing experience is an invigorating alcohol-free reset where adventure meets self-discovery in gorgeous island destinations. Perfect for rookies, life-long learners, and the sailing curious.

Download Your Free 100-Year Grid (PDF)

3 Ways to Travel Big as a Family Without Breaking the Bank (FREE PDF) 

FREE Discovery Call (Schedule to Discover what's possible for you)

Email Subscribe to Encouragement

Youtube Like, Comment, Subscribe

Book  Seven at Sea: Why a New York City Family Cast Off Convention for a Life-Changing Year on a Sailboat (affiliate link)

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In This Episode:

More than 25% of all young adults are estranged from their families. No wonder parents fear losing connection with their adult kids. We’ve talked with hundreds of newly launched adults and they have some concerns about their parents as well. The 100-Year Life Map can help parents of adult kids get intentional about connection. Bonus: it also helps keep your marriage strong. If your kids are still young, this is a powerful tool for you as well. 

What Could Go Right? is a Life Design Podcast for Moms and Dads Who Want to Make Midlife Meaningful featuring personal growth, family connections, and parenting adult kids. The show is hosted by Erik Orton and Emily Orton, creators, travelers, authors, speakers, sailors, rock climbers, and curious parents of five kids (mostly adults). Subscribe to get honest conversations with bold midlife parents in mind. If you're ready to design a life you love –Subscribe and Stay Tuned.

LINKS:

Try Living on a Sailboat for a Week! The Navigator Sailing experience is an invigorating alcohol-free reset where adventure meets self-discovery in gorgeous island destinations. Perfect for rookies, life-long learners, and the sailing curious.

Download Your Free 100-Year Grid (PDF)

3 Ways to Travel Big as a Family Without Breaking the Bank (FREE PDF) 

FREE Discovery Call (Schedule to Discover what's possible for you)

Email Subscribe to Encouragement

Youtube Like, Comment, Subscribe

Book  Seven at Sea: Why a New York City Family Cast Off Convention for a Life-Changing Year on a Sailboat (affiliate link)

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In This Episode:

What are the dangers of living by default? Resentment, escapism, addiction, broken relationships, and worse. What are the benefits of living by design? More confidence, more happiness, better health, stronger relationships, and even more money. What is "Life Design?" Listen in and learn how Life Design can save you so much suffering. Stay to the end for a series of questions that will put you on a better path.

(Note: You will notice an audio shift in the last five minutes of this episode. The primary microphones cut out but, fortunately, the backup microphones kicked in.)

What Could Go Right? is a Life Design Podcast for Moms and Dads Who Want to Make Midlife Meaningful featuring personal growth, family connections, and parenting adult kids. The show is hosted by Erik Orton and Emily Orton, creators, travelers, authors, speakers, sailors, rock climbers, and curious parents of five kids (mostly adults). Subscribe to get honest conversations with bold midlife parents in mind. If you're ready to design a life you love –Subscribe and Stay Tuned.

LINKS:

Try Living on a Sailboat for a Week! The Navigator Sailing experience is an invigorating alcohol-free reset where adventure meets self-discovery in gorgeous island destinations. Perfect for rookies, life-long learners, and the sailing curious.

3 Ways to Travel Big as a Family Without Breaking the Bank (FREE PDF) 

FREE Discovery Call (Schedule to Discover what's possible for you)

Email Subscribe to Encouragement

Youtube Like, Comment, Subscribe

Book  Seven at Sea: Why a New York City Family Cast Off Convention for a Life-Changing Year on a Sailboat (affiliate link)

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In This Episode:

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to sell your house and travel Europe as a family, you’ll find honest unglamorous answers in this revealing interview. Dan and Natalie have been on the road in Europe with their five young  kids for about six months. Expect to hear a host of challenges, benefits (like being more in sync as a couple and the transformation in their kids’ attitude) and unexpected lessons including why they are grateful they got robbed in Rome.

This conversation is full of so much real gold about why we advocate long-term traveling as a family. It’s not about an impressive instagram grid, bragging rights at family reunions, or even seeing the wonders of the world. It about everything Dan and Natalie share in this episode. It’s the crucible of connection that forges resilient family relationships in shared transformation. Please forgive the blurry audio on our end. Dan and Natalie come in clear as a bell with their audio and their insights.

What Could Go Right? is a Life Design Podcast for Moms and Dads Who Want to Make Midlife Meaningful featuring personal growth, family connections, and parenting adult kids. The show is hosted by Erik Orton and Emily Orton, creators, travelers, authors, speakers, sailors, rock climbers, and curious parents of five kids (mostly adults). Subscribe to get honest conversations with bold midlife parents in mind. If you're ready to design a life you love –Subscribe and Stay Tuned.

LINKS:

Try Living on a Sailboat for a Week! The Navigator Sailing experience is an invigorating alcohol-free reset where adventure meets self-discovery in gorgeous island destinations. Perfect for rookies, life-long learners, and the sailing curious.

3 Ways to Travel Big as a Family Without Breaking the Bank (FREE PDF) 

FREE Discovery Call (Schedule to Discover what's possible for you)

Email Subscribe to Encouragement

Youtube Like, Comment, Subscribe

Book  Seven at Sea: Why a New York City Family Cast Off Convention for a Life-Changing Year on a Sailboat (affiliate link)

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In This Episode:

"I don't just want to give my kids a better life, I want to show them how you live a life that's meaningful." One thing they'll see is what is involved in the journey (it's not always fun) and that it's worth it. If this is you, you'll love today's show on "Double Return Parenting." These are choices that benefit you AND your family.

What Could Go Right? is a Life Design Podcast for Moms and Dads Who Want to Make Midlife Meaningful featuring personal growth, family connections, and parenting adult kids. The show is hosted by Erik Orton and Emily Orton, creators, travelers, authors, speakers, sailors, rock climbers, and curious parents of five kids (mostly adults). Subscribe to get honest conversations with bold midlife parents in mind. If you're ready to design a life you love –Subscribe and Stay Tuned.

LINKS:

FREE Discovery Call (Schedule to Discover what's possible for you)

Email Subscribe to Encouragement

Youtube Like, Comment, Subscribe

Book  Seven at Sea: Why a New York City Family Cast Off Convention for a Life-Changing Year on a Sailboat (affiliate link)

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In This Episode:

Why does Dad always get the biggest piece of cake? Because of this advice we got from a couple who was happily married for nearly 60 years! If you're willing to do this, it will make your marriage (and your family) stronger.

What Could Go Right? is a Life Design Podcast for Moms and Dads Who Want to Make Midlife Meaningful featuring personal growth, family connections, and parenting adult kids. The show is hosted by husband and wife team Erik Orton and Emily Orton. Married since 1999, Erik and Emily are creators, travelers, authors, speakers, sailors, rock climbers, and curious parents of five kids (mostly adults). Subscribe to get honest conversations with bold middle-aged parents in mind. If you're ready to design a life you love –Subscribe and Stay Tuned.

LINKS:

FREE Discovery Call (Schedule to Discover what's possible for you)

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Book  Seven at Sea: Why a New York City Family Cast Off Convention for a Life-Changing Year on a Sailboat (affiliate link)

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A Life Design Podcast for Moms and Dads Who Want to Make Midlife Meaningful, What Could Go Right? features personal growth, family connections, and parenting adult kids. The show is hosted by Erik Orton and Emily Orton, creators, travelers, authors, speakers, sailors, rock climbers, and curious parents of five kids (mostly adults). Subscribe to get honest conversations with bold middle-aged parents in mind. If you're ready to design a life you love –Subscribe and Stay Tuned.

In This Episode: 

Welcome to a candid conversation about financial support for adult children. Let's address the fine line between empowering and enabling as we navigate expenses like cars and clothing. How do you respond to the red flag of resentment? What is the one standard we recommend in every situation? This episode will help you find the right fit between support and autonomy for your own family.

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FREE Discovery Call (Schedule to Discover what's possible for you)

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