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Larry Tribble, PhD, joins us this week to discuss how busy professionals can be productive in managing their professional and personal lives. Larry and I start our discussion by defining what a typical knowledge worker experiences concerning minimum direction and oversight by the management team we report to. We compare the state of management and the working environment today to that of forty to fifty years ago. As part of that comparison, we discuss how pride in creating space for leisure activities signals your success in your professional life. Now, it seems the opposite is true. We see people bragging about how busy and indispensable they are, leaving little time for self-development, personal fulfillment, and even family and grandchildren.
As our conversation progresses, Larry talks about how humans enjoy being busy or occupied. He also talks about how we sometimes confuse activity for productivity. We agree that being busy tends to be an activity that does not move a task or goal forward or at least not noticeably further. Productivity, on the other hand, is focused action that purposely moves to close out a task or accomplish a goal. Larry discusses the roadblocks to focused work as we continue our conversation about being busy versus productive. We further discuss his Attention Compass program, which successfully helps professionals learn or relearn to focus on what is essential for themselves and their teams.
Larry lists the following as roadblocks or waste to doing busy right:
Interruptions - This is pretty self-explanatory. These are all the items that take us out of our flow or mindset for the task that we are working on. Multi-tasking - There is no such thing. There is mult-focus, which takes an already limited resource and diminishes it by creating other tasks or goals with the result of work that is often sub-par to what we could have accomplished by defending our time and mindset. Distraction - This waste of effort often allows thoughts or external stimuli to pop up, keeping us from getting into a work groove and putting our best efforts and abilities into the task at hand.We next pivot to a discussion about Larry's father, his impact on Larry growing up, and how his father and mother embraced becoming grandparents to two adopted children. Larry does a great job in telling us how his father and mother took the new family members to heart and, in typical grandparent fashion, might have gone a bit overboard that first Christmas. Larry and I also discuss fathers' roles as coaches and mentors in their adult children's lives.
You will enjoy this conversation with Larry, and I encourage you to share it with friends and family. You can also connect with Larry through the links and email addresses below.
LinksUse this link to sign up for Grandparents Week. This is a great free resource for grandparents: https://training.grandparentsacademy.com/a/2147832178/ikxv5HFd.
Here is Larry's email address should you want to send him a question or even provide him with feedback about what you found valuable in our conversation: [email protected]
Click on this link to visit Larry's website, Do Busy Right: https://dobusyright.com/
If you would like to connect with Larry through LinkedIn, you can use this link to view his profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrytribble/
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Dr. Gene Beresin, MD, MA, from The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds, joins us to discuss the increase in loneliness among today's teenagers. We start by discussing the Surgeon General's report on loneliness, the causes and effects of loneliness in teenagers, and the role of social media and over-scheduling in contributing to loneliness.
We also discuss and emphasize the importance of face-to-face interactions, social-emotional learning, and deep relationships in combating loneliness. We talk about the need for grandparents to be a resource for their grandchildren. Gene and I feel that Grandparents play a unique role in their grandchildren's lives, offering wisdom, support, and meaningful conversations about challenges we have faced and overcome.
Grandparents can teach new skills, validate their grandchildren's knowledge of technology, and foster curiosity and connection. However, as we discuss, social media can be beneficial and detrimental. It can foster connections and academic resources but also displace in-person engagement and lead to cyberbullying and misinformation. It's important for grandparents to ask about loneliness, anxiety, and depression and to have conversations about mental health.
Here is a list of the surgeon general's seven recommendations. I also strongly recommend purchasing the e-book Ways to Help Your Lonely Teen, discussed in this episode. The link is https://store.bookbaby.com/book/ways-to-help-your-lonely-teen.
Invest in Your Relationship with Your Child or Loved One Model Healthy Social Connection Help Children Develop Relationships with Supportive Adults Encourage Healthy Social Connection with Peers Be Attentive to How Young People Spend Time Online Identify Behaviors that May Increase Risk for Social Disconnection Talk to Your Children About Social Connection RegularlyOnce you have listened to this important conversation, please share it with someone who would benefit from Gene's wisdom and insights in working with children and adolescents.
LinksClick here to visit The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds: https://www.mghclaycenter.org/
You can order your e-book, Your Lonely Teen, by clicking this link: https://www.mghclaycenter.org/spotlight/
Here is a link to the ShrinkingIt Down Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0vzxZCZ8qci88yFa4utxLK.
Here is the link to the first conversation that Gene and I had: https://cool-grandpa.us/2021/10/ep-51-talking-about-mental-health-with-our-grandchildren/
Use this link to sign up for Grandparents Week. This is a great free resource for grandparents: https://training.grandparentsacademy.com/a/2147832178/ikxv5HFd.
If you would like to view this interview, click on this link: https://youtu.be/-oZ7HXpiuGI.
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This week, we have another chance to have a one-on-one conversation. In this week's episode, I share four tips you can implement immediately to enhance your relationship with your grandchildren.
Our first tip is to help our grandchildren learn to give and receive compliments. Remember that when complimenting our grandchildren and people generally, we want to be timely and specific. Too often, we can fall into the trap of discounting or dismissing compliments for different reasons. A great way to help our grandchildren learn to be both polite and generous with their praise is to model how to give and receive compliments.
Tip two is to write down or document important information about your grandchildren. We all want to keep birthdays and other information about our grandchildren straight, but it can become challenging to keep this in our minds, especially when we end up with multiple grandchildren. Writing down information in a notepad or an electronic document is a great way to help keep track of what is first and foremost in our grandchildren's lives. It is also fun to track how their tastes and preferences change.
Our third tip is to become a fantastic listener. We all desire to be heard and listened to. It is one way that we feel we matter to people close to us. Being an active listener vs. an active fixer might be a tough challenge for cool grandpas. After all, we all desire to jump in and correct what might be an obstacle to our grandchildren's desires. This notion of fixing everything needs to take second place to truly listen to our grandchildren's hopes, dreams, and even their pain.
This episode's fourth and final tip is to express love in and around the grandchildren. Remember that they are always watching how you interact with your spouse, your adult children, and your child's spouse or partner. How you touch, talk, and interact with close family members is how the grandchild will associate love. A great way to express love is to talk about how much you love members of your family AND your love towards your friends and others outside your family. This explicit and implicit conversation will help to demonstrate what you and your family consider love for family and friends.
If you enjoyed this conversation, please like, share, and subscribe to this podcast. If you would like to work with me on increasing your influence and relationship as a grandparent, don't hesitate to contact me. Let's talk about whether my current coaching program might fit you.
LinksTo sign up for Grandparents Academy's Grandparents Week, you can use this link: https://training.grandparentsacademy.com/a/2147832178/ikxv5HFd.
If you would like to watch this episode, you can check it out on YouTube by clicking this link: https://youtu.be/0HPhJUCG8Mg
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This week’s guest is Adrienne Davis. Adrienne is a Health & Wellness Coach, helping adults and children overcome physical and mental health challenges by eating more plants and spending time outdoors. She’s a plant-based wife and momma with 3 sons and a dog. Adrienne loves nature, especially hiking, tent camping, and listening to cicadas. After using nature and nutrition to eliminate her panic attacks and help her husband reverse Type 2 Diabetes, she now helps others take charge of their health so they can live life to the fullest and become all that God has created them to be.
We talk about her memories of her grandparents, and she updates us on what has been going on with her since the last time we spoke. We learn how Adrienne ended up in delivery with her third son right before our previous episode went live. I also ask about her memories of her oldest son’s experience with her grandfather.
Adrienne discusses how she felt called to start helping people with Type 2 Diabetes to minimize complications through a combination of plant-based nutrition and nature therapy, to create a holistic approach to living a healthy lifestyle. You will enjoy learning about how God led Adrienne to return to spending time in nature to reduce stress and promote wellness, and how following that prompting has served her well.
Adrienne provides valuable insight into how grandparents can introduce or use nature to connect with their grandchildren. We agree that many meaningful experiences occur when grandchildren and grandparents work or play outdoors. As Adrienne says, her job is to help grandparents be able to go hiking and actively play with their grandchildren.
Once you have listened to this episode, please remember to like, share, and subscribe to the show. Also, be sure to connect with Adrienne using the link to Raven Creek Wellness below.
LINKSTo sign up for Grandparents Academy's Grandparents Week, you can use this link: https://training.grandparentsacademy.com/a/2147832178/ikxv5HFd.
You can click on this link to visit Raven's Creek Wellness: https://ravencreekwellness.net/
Click on this link to hear the first conversation that Adrienne and I had about her grandfather: https://cool-grandpa.us/2020/12/ep-22-learning-about-a-strong-relationship-with-adriennes-grandfather/
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John Coulombe, Director of Spiritual Development for Legacy Coalition, joins the conversation this week to discuss his background as a pastor's kid. We also learn about John's history with entering the ministry and starting down the road as an intergenerational ministry leader. With 55 years in ministry, John met with Larry Flower, the founder of Legacy Coalition, along with other key people interested in starting a ministry movement for grandparents. Along with starting a group focused on supporting grandparents, they also asked what the Bible says about Grandparenting.
A young man, Josh Mulvihill, who was not a grandfather, was starting his dissertation on the role of grandparents according to the Bible. John talks about how their group was puzzled about how they had all missed the information in the Bible about the role of grandparents. About eight years ago, after the group signed its charter, Legacy Coalition held its first event for grandparents.
As John says, Legacy Coalition's mission is "We help Grandparents grow in their Biblical role so they can have a greater spiritual impact on their families." John talks about how, within a short time, they have seen an explosion of growth in their mission and those picking up on the ministry to grandparents or people entering the second half of life.
John talks about how when he has people around him who are retiring, he talks with them about having a period to relax, travel, and do what they want to, but then he will call them into service and influence. We talk about how, in the Bible, there is a mention of retirement, where the church priests were to retire at 50. Still, that retirement was moving from physical labor to a calling of spiritually shepherding those around them compared to the physical acts of taking care of the temples and the appropriate sacrifices.
You will enjoy this conversation and will no doubt learn more about what the Bible teaches about being a grandparent. To learn more about Legacy Coalition, please check out their website below. Hopefully, I'll see you at their next Grandparenting Summit.
LinksTo sign up for Grandparents Academy's Grandparents Week, you can use this link: https://training.grandparentsacademy.com/a/2147832178/ikxv5HFd.
To check out Legacy Coalition: https://legacycoalition.com/
To learn more about John, check out this link: https://www.fishbowlmin.org/about-5-4.
If you want to check out Josh Mulvihill's book, "Biblical Grandparenting: Exploring God's Design for Disciple-Making and Passing Faith to Future Generations." Click on this link: https://legacy.churchgrowth.org/product/biblical-grandparenting-9780764231285-9781570524752/
If you want to see the Stars and Whales singing "How Great is Our God," you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=helxFeG-0n0.
You can check out Louie Giglio's books by clicking on this link: https://louiegiglio.com/
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With close to four million check-in calls, Iamfine is a passionate company that ensures that seniors and other people living alone are safe and accounted for. Paul Hammond, the founder, and his brother started this business to have an automated check-in for his mother and her friends.
Paul joins our conversation to discuss the background and driving force that led him and his brother to create a fantastic way to check on people choosing to live alone but at greater risk of medical or physical challenges. Paul talks about how this service comforts what he calls a person's care circle. How this service works is that a person receives a daily call and presses "1" on their phone to confirm they are well. When a person does not respond, a message is sent to that person's care circle, inviting them to call or text that person to ensure they are okay.
Part of this service's benefit is that it also provides peace of mind to users who might have pets living with them and worry about what would happen to their pets if they were incapacitated. We also learned how care and assisted living facilities are adopting Iamfine's services to help check in on all of their residents without needing a physical check-in. You will enjoy learning about Paul's background and the Iamfine service offerings.
LinksHere is a link to sign up for Grandparents Academy's Grandparent Week Celebration: https://training.grandparentsacademy.com/a/2147832178/ikxv5HFd
You can use this link to check out Iamfine and sign up for a free 14-day trial of their service: https://dailycall.iamfine.com/.
If you would like to watch this conversation, here is the link to view it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vteTn22Ye1Q
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Kevin Lyles joined us this week to discuss his experience becoming a retirement coach. We discussed the difference between financial planners and wealth managers and how each helps grandparents and seniors plan for their financial future. Kevin also helped us understand what a retirement coach does to help retirees plan and develop their purpose and goals in retirement.
As a retirement coach, Kevin works with his clients to define and create goals around the following: taking care of elderly parents, finding a purpose outside of their old profession, and determining what they want to do to enjoy retirement in terms of recreation. Of course, a big part of creating an enjoyable retirement is discussing what the grandparents want to do with their grandchildren. We also talk about making the right mindset and adjusting your retirement plan if you should find yourself needing to take care of and raise your grandchildren. Kevin's main area of expertise is helping his clients and others with their retirement mindset. He works with retirees to help them be optimistic about aging, retirement, and their relationship with their spouse. We talked about the importance of aligning the goals of both people in the relationship so that they can identify their differences and similarities.
You are going to enjoy this conversation with Kevin and learn a lot about how you can plan to rock your retirement. Once you have listened to this conversation, please like, share, and subscribe to the podcast.
LinksSave your seat for Grandparents Week - the world's largest online celebration and educational conference for grandparents - this September 8 - 14. Hosted by GrandparentsAcademy.com. General admission is free. Pre-register today to enter pre-event giveaways and receive important updates:
https://training.grandparentsacademy.com/a/2147832178/ikxv5HFdCheck out the Rock RetirementClub'ss website: https://www.rockretirementclub.com/
Use this link to check out Kevin's bio at Rock Retirement Club: https://www.rockretirementclub.com/coaches-kevin-lyles
If you would like to connect with Kevin on LinkedIn, use this link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevindlyles/
If you would like to watch this interview, you can watch us on YouTube by using this link: https://youtu.be/LV-SeyvRFd0
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In this one-on-one conversation, I want to discuss the frustrations that grandparents sometimes have when things don't go as planned with their grandkids. I also want to explore the concept of having selfish and selfless motives in our actions and how these coexist.
When things don't go our way, I think there is an opportunity to detach from the situation and analyze why it didn't work out. I suggest you ask yourself a few questions: Why didn't the activity go as planned? Did I communicate my expectations for the activity and those of everyone else? Did I put more importance on the activity than everyone else?
When you step back and review an activity that didn't go just right, you will see that you were perhaps more invested in the outcome because of your desires than the other participants were. This doesn't mean that you were or are wrong to be hurt, but it might help to have this review process to understand that the activity meant more to you. Having that understanding can help identify where the hurt is coming from.
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In this episode, Parcsen, a grandfather from Singapore, talks about his experience and the role of grandfathers in the family and community. We talk about the issue of isolation and loneliness among the older population and the need for intergenerational connections.
Parcsen shares his journey of becoming a grandfather and his joy seeing his children progress. We also talk about special activities with grandchildren and the changing role of grandfathers in Singapore. Finally, we discuss Parcsen's experience with intergenerational reconciliation and the importance of healing old wounds.
Our conversation explores the importance of reconciling with one's father and understanding his story. It emphasizes the three Rs: Recognize, Reconciliation, and Reconnect. A father-son relationship can be restored by recognizing the man behind the father, developing empathy, and taking the initiative to reconcile. The benefits of reconciliation extend to future generations. The conversation also touches on the Better Man podcast and the importance of personal growth and development as a father.
LinksUse this link to check out Parsen's website: https://iamparcsen.wordpress.com/3r/
You can use either link to listen and view Parcsen's Better Man Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3bqyOzl0vCPsBjs8B7kVbe or https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgE7JYFwVkW6ipRPjgYenSOyAI5baBBPH.
If you would like to connect with Parcsen on Facebook, here is a link to his profile: https://www.facebook.com/parcsen
You can connect with Parcsen on LinkedIn by using this link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parcsen/
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Raising children can be a tough row to hoe. No matter what age you are, there are a lot of demands on your time, energy, knowledge, and patience when dealing with children. Not only do you need to manage the children, but you also need to manage their schedules, diets, hobbies and interests, friends, and education. I am worn out just thinking about and writing these sentences.
Well, this week, we are going to discuss Grandfamilies. Grandfamilies are made up of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other family members who are raising strong, successful children. Jamarl D. Clark and Mr. Robert Brown joined our conversation this week to discuss two important topics.
First, we will learn how Mr. Brown and his wife became the guardians and then the parents of their three young grandsons. Second, we will learn about Grandfamlies and Generations United.
After Robert shares his touching story of the day in 2006 when his grandsons lost their mother and father in a shooting one Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, we get into a great discussion about the aftermath of that horrible event and how the community and his former employer rallied around him and those affected by the shooting.
Robert and Jamarl discuss the local and national resources available to family members responsible for caring for and raising grandchildren. Jamarl D. Clark, the Assistant Director of the National Center on Grandfamilies, discusses how his organization and other local and national entities support Grandfamilies and the work that so many people do to keep family members, including young children, together.
Once you have listened to this important episode, please share it with your family, friends, or acquaintances interested in learning more about Grandfamilies and Generations United.
LinksClick on this link to visit Generations United: https://www.gu.org/
Click on this link to view Jamarl D. Clark's bio information: https://www.gu.org/people/jamarl-clark/
You can click on this link to follow Generations United on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/generationsunited
If you are on Instagram, you can use this link to follow Generations United: https://www.instagram.com/gensunited/
Generations United also has videos for you to watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/generationsunited
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Lee Ostler joins the conversation this week to talk about his relationship with his grandchildren. We are fortunate to hear Lee talk about building and nurturing relationships with both grandchildren and now great-grandchildren.
We discuss how our identities change from being known as 'Dad' to becoming 'Grandpa.' While we enjoy the change that comes from having grandchildren, it is a bit of a mixed bag of emotions and our place within the family. Many men, when envisioning themselves as suddenly older, wonder about the value they have with their friends, family, and even professionally.
Lee talks to us about the importance of building bonds and relationships with our grandchildren, starting when they are young. We also talk about the importance of having different kinds of activities with the grandchildren because we don't know what moment will be a quality moment for them. The grandchildren pick and choose which event or which time with grandpa will be impactful for them.
You will enjoy hearing Lee's insights and stories about his experience as a grandfather. After you have listened to this episode, please be sure to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. It would be great if you could share this conversation with three friends and family members.
LinksLee's email should you want to connect with him: [email protected]
If you would like to check out what Roland is doing with the Hearts of the Fathers foundation, you can click on this link to learn more: https://heartofthefathers.com/
Check out Grandparents Academy if you haven't already done so by using this link: https://www.grandparentsacademy.com/
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He was a man to ride the river with. A long time ago, someone could get no higher compliment than to be known as one to ride the river with. It seems that this phrase came about during the time of the frontiersmen and cowboys. When exactly, no one seems to know. It might have been during the early days of the Oregon Trail or soon after that. When it came to be, it doesn't matter, but it is a phrase that at once captures the imagination of a time long gone.
What I like about this phrase is that it conveys much information about a person when used. For example, if a group of cowboys was being pulled together to drive cattle north to the rail heads after the U.S. Civil War, having someone use that phrase to describe you might be all that was needed to get a very scarce job on a cattle drive.
Crossing a river with wagons, cattle, or horses is dangerous. There are many hazards in a river, from soft, muddy bottoms that could get a horse or cattle stuck to deceptively fast-moving currents that could float a wagon or push the livestock down the river, where they might drown. With these many hazards, someone with experience and a good head on their shoulders was of value to any group that had to travel far.
Unlike Tom Sawyer, who saw his funeral, we will not be so lucky to learn what our family and friends truly think of us. I think, therefore, we could use a phrase such as one to ride the river with as something to aspire to. This phrase encapsulates the idea that a person to ride the river with was dependable, knew a thing or two about navigating hazards, was honest, and would work well with others to complete the task.
While I will not dwell too long on my eventual demise, I will try to live or continue to live a life that when my time is over, I might earn the praise of one to ride the river with. I'll consider it a bonus if this or something like it is how my grandchildren talk about me and my influence on them and their families.
What phrases or thoughts, past or present, inspire you to keep going, learning, and trying to lead a good life? I want to learn more about what motivates you to be the best you can be.
If you enjoyed this podcast episode, please share it with your friends and family and discuss living up to an aspirational phrase or saying.
LinksIf you would like to watch this episode, you can click on this link to watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DKxIEr0fRHg
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Simon Gidney from A Mind To Care joins us to discuss his organization and the tools he is developing to help caregivers and those needing memory and behavior care. Simon discusses how, with over 40 million unpaid caregivers in the United States, many of these caregivers need tools to help engage and, for lack of a better word, manage the loved ones in their care.
We discuss Simon's background as a corporate lawyer specializing in corporate restructuring and what caused him to pivot into helping caregivers and people suffering from memory and dementia issues. On one of Simon's business trips, he met a man who was heading home to help take care of his father, who had early-onset Parkinson's.
Simon and I talk about how he took over this early startup business, retooled through the COVID pandemic, and relaunched A Mind To Care. Simon and his team have developed several products that we discussed that caregivers can use not only for people with dementia and other cognitive issues but also for anyone who could respond and engage with these tools. The leading product that A Mind To Care sells is a memory or activity board that can be easily carried and set up and comes with magnetic dry-erase sheets.
We also discuss the importance of helping and recognizing caregivers, many of whom are unpaid. Many of these caregivers are family members, friends, or perhaps members of a church congregation that supports the person in need. To help support the caregivers and keep track of how they and the people they care for are doing, Simon has created the great book Caring for the Caregiver. Simon's book is "a 52-week check-in caregiver journal for self-reflection, cultivating gratitude, nurturing well-being, and mastering stress management on your compassionate caregiving journey."
You will enjoy this conversation with Simon, and if you are in a position of taking care of a loved one with memory and cognitive issues, I recommend that you check out Simon's website and see if any of the tools and other resources he has would work for you and your situation. Simon has been generous and provides three FREE copies of his book, Caring for the Caregiver, to the first three people commenting on our conversation. So, please leave us a comment here, on Facebook or LinkedIn, or even email us, and we will be happy to send you a FREE copy of his book.
Once you have listened to this conversation, please be sure to share it with three friends or family members who would enjoy learning more about Simon and his organization, A MIND To Care.
LinksHere is the link to Simon's website, A Mind To Care: https://amindtocare.com/
You can connect with Simon on Facebook by using this address: https://www.facebook.com/amindtocare
If you are on X, you can connect with Simon and his team at https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fmindtocare
A Mind To Care is also on Instagram, and you can follow them by using this address: https://www.instagram.com/amindtocare/
If you would like to email Simon and his team, I am sure his team would like to hear from you: [email protected]
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Matt Paxton is joining our conversation this week to discuss how we can keep AND share valuable memories but let go of stuff that doesn't serve us anymore. You might recognize Matt from the television show Hoarders or its current show, Legacy List. Matt is also an author, speaker, and all-around good guy.
In this conversation with Matt, we talk about how Matt started cleaning up homes for a living and why his first few home clean-ups were not easy from the practical side and also from an emotional side. You will love hearing Matt talk about his grandfathers, Russell James Paxton and Linwood Lewis Luck. There is no doubt about these two gentlemen's impact and lasting legacy on Matt, his family, and even Matt's staff.
We discuss the differences between the generations regarding what they value, how they prepared for uncertain futures, and how having an understanding heart helps Matt and his team find the treasures often hidden in the strangest places. You might be surprised to learn that adults in their 40s and 50s frequently have to go through both parents' and grandparents' possessions as we lose members of the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers. Each of these generations has different values and items that they either collect or hoard.
Matt does a great job of discussing the differences between hoarders and collectors. He also shares the demographic breakdown of who makes up hoarders, what often causes hoarding, and how hoarders need help emotionally and physically to let go of items that usually provide a deep sense of security.
I have provided links to Matt's webpage, book, talks, a great clip of Matt on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, and other resources below, so be sure to check those out. Matt and his team are casting for the next Legacy List season, and I have provided a link to that application process in the show notes.
Once you have listened to this show, please share it with three friends and family members who will enjoy hearing Matt's story and who could possibly use some inspiration to pass on the memories and not the stuff.
LinksTo visit Matt's website, click on this link: https://iammattpaxton.com/
If you want to check out My Legacy List and apply to be on Matt's show, use this link: https://www.mylegacylist.com/
This clip from the Jimmy Kimmel show that includes Matt is great. Also, a quick view of how Matt works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJxTlLzBWMM
This is a great video of Matt's TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOaUjSm-K5I
Here is the link for Matt's book, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff. This is a great book to help you organize and downsize the stuff in your life. https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Memories-Lose-Stuff-Declutter/dp/B09GPWZ1DX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LBJCKMXH0N6Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-eXznz3nokhj4Ux0TbPZc-Qmclw5LDxykZkzZiYn_xNmLA31CHFAD_DHEalJ0NulsRye2yn2_9YYZyJsWrIwSof08sKtCFyQtgpmWYMkFiJVGn8gZ1-UP-QPMGLd7CX6jtqRkWebVy-hM1uEP5QH9leGNDmfBnrkTwP3tQNSLwBsXxFsS3GJQpKtTbBjmfneTTPrPvBxKwhLIfyhFg7r2Yh8DOmOXhZ24Y9FEd6--xA.7fGPPVwgx9i1QKPLV2_ANMvk2kbfCkkWVU0F_uUdiIk&dib_tag=se&keywords=matt+paxton+keep+the+memories+lose+the+stuff&qid=1710944617&sprefix=Matt+Pa%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-1
You can connect with Matt on Facebook by using this link: https://www.facebook.com/IamMattPaxton/
If you would like to connect with him on Instagram, you can use this link: https://www.instagram.com/iammattpaxton/
You can follow Matt on LinkedIn by using this link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iammattpaxton/
Matt is on X (formally known as Twitter), and you can follow him using this link: https://twitter.com/iammattpaxton.
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Cynthia Kane from It's Their Turn joins this week's conversation to discuss the importance of excellent communication between parents and grandparents. Cynthia brings her background as a genetic counselor to help parents and grandparents who are daily caregivers to their grandchildren align with the adult children's caregiving expectations.
As we discuss Cynthia's background in leading complicated AND clarifying conversations, we learn that unsaid expectations or assumptions often lead to a relationship breakdown. We also discuss how grandparents usually strongly desire to know their grandchildren and be known by them. This desire can sometimes lead grandparents to use old information and assumptions about childcare. These assumptions and information are not wrong, but when it comes to new health and safety information, they can inadvertently lead to negative outcomes.
Why it might seem that we are talking primarily about what grandparents need to do to increase their knowledge and understanding of current safety and caregiving information, we talk about how parents need to be sure not to make assumptions that grandparents want to be full-time child caregivers. Often, grandparents may have other expectations and plans for their time that may not involve being a full-time, daily babysitter.
The misalignment of expectations causes friction in the parent-grandparent relationship. Cynthia is passionate about working with people to ensure they are on the same page regarding being respected and heard and recognizing their value. Cynthia's group, It's Their Turn, provides tools and resources that people can use to help with conversations between parents and grandparents. She also collaborated with our mutual friend, DeeDee Moore, at More than Grand by providing an advice blog for new parents and grandparents.
Once you have listened to this intriguing conversation with Cynthia, please be sure to connect with her using one of the links below. Also, please share this conversation with three family members and friends who would enjoy Cynthia's wisdom and insights into building great communication bridges.
LinksUse this link to visit It's Their Turn: https://itstheirturn.com/
You can use this link to visit More Than Grand: https://www.morethangrand.com/
This link will take you directly to Cynthia's blog, called Grand Advice: https://www.morethangrand.com/blog/category/Grand+Advice
Cynthia has a great article in the Bay Area Parent, starting on page 20. You can use this link to access this online magazine: https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=0da24ef8-8023-4337-b80c-247998852919
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Cynthia Covey Haller joins us to discuss the book Live Life In Crescendo, which she and her late father, Steven Covey, wrote. We discuss the idea for the book and how it came about. Cynthia shares with us how her father thought that expanding a person's life was the eighth habit that would lead to a successful life.
For those unfamiliar with the musical term, Crescendo means increasing loudness or intensity. The opposite of Crescendo is Diminuendo, which means a decrease in loudness or intensity.
It is great to hear Cynthia's story about how she and her father came to start this book together and the path it took for Cynthia to complete and then publish it. You are going to enjoy listening to the fantastic stories that Cynthia shares about everyday people who chose to live in Crescendo and not diminuendo.
If you feel stuck or have plateaued in your life, reading this book and listening to Cynthia will inspire you to look around you for opportunities to grow and grow your significance. You might feel that you are not wealthy enough or have enough influence to have much of an impact on your family, community, or a cause that you feel deeply about, but as the examples in this book point out, you need to start with yourself and the world around you.
Live Life in Crescendo calls on all of us as we reach the second half of life to look to live our lives for a larger purpose. If that task falls to you, that purpose could be to raise your grandchildren. It could also be volunteering at a local reading center or other organization that needs your unique talents and gifts.
Living a life in Crescendo also means continuing to grow yourself, your talents, and your abilities. This can be accomplished by taking up a new hobby, starting a new profession, or taking classes at your local university or community college. There are many ways to grow yourself, such as pouring your increase into the cups of those around you who need your wisdom, wit, and experience.
After you have listened to this conversation, please share it with three family members or friends who would enjoy listening to Cynthia talk about the process of writing this important book, as well as those who need to hear this message of not fading away but building from where ever they are into a Crescendo.
LinksClick on this link to order this book through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Live-Life-Crescendo-Important-Always/dp/B09TX18ZWG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NA2DT1OOJIHU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yICSUt-xo-4-hft9S3PD5zUybkrPYgmYfRfj_GaNOmN6otbNK5flEFfmYbS_ZvIrclqpZSw38ZSFHfqMKjWESms7JwaEVqTZZ7zZWpBA8wKTVICjJAcYf-P9Rth2ms6ivr-yVvY-b3h7U6DbZNbd7BnzhvUOVJPPbYCv0YXYQYxYpqKTzh9LbpSiSDO1DonZC8iCNpJvOEYTP6N3T1apTU-t-ffctGDf24y2NdzCJyM.d2Jk_iSR7rJxPWssfw5hNkjwnA_mVg_OQBsAjJr_uuE&dib_tag=se&keywords=live+life+in+crescendo&qid=1709755792&sprefix=Live+Life%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1.
Here is the link to Cynthia's LinkedIn profile should you want to reach out and connect with her: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-covey-haller-639767238/
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This week's conversation is with adolescent substance use expert Richard Capriola. Rick joins the conversation this week to discuss the University of Michigan's annual survey of adolescent use of substances. For those of you who don't know, this survey asks middle and high schoolers about their attitudes and use of drugs.
We review the latest attitudes that our children and grandchildren have towards alcohol and recreational substances. Some of the trends from pre-pandemic to post-pandemic might surprise you, including some of the newer substances that are available to adolescents. I also asked Rick about the attitudes toward Delta 8 and the risks that people take concerning fentanyl when they take drugs from unreliable sources.
As always, Rick shares his proven methods on how to bring up and discuss drug and alcohol use with youth. You will learn a lot from this conversation and the previous conversations that I have had with Rick. Those conversations can be found in the links below, along with the link to Rick's website, Help the Addicted Child. Once you have listened to this episode, please share it with a friend or family member who would enjoy learning more about the attitudes and habits of adolescents when it comes to drugs and alcohol.
LinksYou can find more information about Rick and his work at Help The Addicted Child by clicking this link: https://helptheaddictedchild.com/
Here is the summary of the University of Michigan's annual study: https://cool-grandpa.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-Teens-drug-use.docx
Please feel free to listen to our previous conversations with Rick. EP 44: https://cool-grandpa.us/2021/08/the-addicted-child/ EP 123: https://cool-grandpa.us/2023/03/ep-123-youth-substance-abuse-information/
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Jeff Williams has spent over thirty years helping professionals transition from one career path to another. Started in the 1990s as a resource to help people who were being laid off during the corporate restructuring, Jeff has grown and developed a team of experts who are now working with people wanting a second or encore career. We start this informative conversation discussing Jeff's transition from a large 6 Billion dollar organization to a 6 Million dollar family business.
With Bizstarters, Jeff and his team can walk people who are ready to start a second career or people who are beginning to ask if a second career makes sense for them to whichever path makes the most sense for them. Jeff prides himself on talking with each person who reaches out to Bizstarters to get to know them, their unique circumstances, and most importantly, their aspirations for an encore business. Jeff knows everyone has different goals for their next career, and through these calls, he can help individuals map out the course that makes the most sense for them.
We get into a great discussion about the other tools available for people wanting to start a business. One of those tools is the Bizstarter's Virtual Concept Evaluator. This Evaluator program allows you to work with Bizstarter's team to document your concept, get feedback, and decide whether to modify your idea, create another idea, or move forward to the next step in creating your encore business.
As you will hear, Jeff is an interesting and friendly person to work with who will give you solid advice and feedback on your plan. You will enjoy this conversation, and if you or anyone you know are interested in connecting with Jeff, check out the links below and reach out to him today.
Once you listen to this podcast, please do me a favor and share this great information with a friend or family member. Your recommendation is the best way to help get this and other information important to grandfathers and others into their hands and ears.
LinksClick on the following link to visit Bizstarters and learn more about Jeff and his team: https://bizstarters.com/
Jeff has created a great new course hosted on TikTok. The information for that course is below.
"The Joy of Being an Encore Entrepreneur"
A new TikTok series from Jeff Williams, Chief Coach for Bizstarters
"I am pleased to share my experience living as an encore entrepreneur for
the past 30 years.This series of short-form videos offers three groups of useful
information:- Business Start-Up Decisions
Each decision is taken from our Start Your Business NOW! online course.
I am presenting more than 20 key business planning decisions in the
same order you work on them in the Start Your Business NOW! program.- Interesting Case Studies
Stories of the success and joy of graduates of the Start Your Business
NOW! program- Inspirational "Joy" Experiences
I share the wonderful world of running a business later in life.
How to Watch the Series? Go to tiktok.com/@jeffwilliamsgo "
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Daniel Grissom is passionate about helping men learn more about the Word of God and how to use that knowledge to lead their families. He is a great guy from Atlanta, Georgia, who works to develop sales leaders in his professional life and faith leaders in his ministry. We learn about the great work that Daniel is doing working with fathers to make the Bible accessible to digest and easy to live.
Sometimes, we can make things and concepts like those in the Bible harder to adopt and implement than needed. Often, that comes from a lack of understanding of how to start living a more complete life. Daniel does a great job of helping people get started by making the complex easy because his experience has taught him that if something is complex, it is rarely implemented.
You will enjoy this conversation and learn about the excellent work that Daniel is doing to help fathers and grandfathers lead themselves and their families. Once you have listened to this conversation, please be sure to share this conversation with three friends and family members. Also, be sure to check out the links and connection information below, and I encourage you to contact Daniel.
LinksYou can visit and learn more about Fathers Walk by visiting their website at: https://www.fatherswalk.com/
Here is Daniel's phone number: 312.315.1591
You can connect with Daniel at LinkedIn by clicking on this link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielgrissom/
Here is Daniel's email address: [email protected]
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