"You Need to Focus on Helping Teens"
Those were the words that I felt. It was a beautiful October morning. I was driving through the Utah mountains, alone with my thoughts, when those words clearly hit my heart. It wasn't the first time I had had that impression but it was the last time I didn't listen. That morning started a chain of events and miracles where I found myself speaking in schools across the United States and Internationally, hosting The Second of Strength Podcast and on the TEDx stage. All with one goal. To help kids and other find their One Second of Strength to walk away from what is holding them back to reach their full potential.
Be the Best Dad in Their World
After 18 years of marriage and raising 4 kids (including two teenagers), the greatest lesson I've learned is that I'm still learning how to be a husband and a father. The reality is that I'm a first time "tech parent" like many others and raising kids in the digital world is anything but easy. With technology changing daily it requires daily consistency and effort to raise kids today.
Through trial and error I've learned that kids need individual, intentional time daily. It's how we show them we love them and it's the most effective way to fight the digital dangers that kids face today. My goal isn't to be the best dad in the world, it's to be the best dad in my kid's world.
One Second of Strength
There is a moment between our natural response of "fight or flight" where we have to make a decision. I've found that too often we know what our response should be but we choose the simpler path. It may be a choice to stay in a comfort zone or a decision to not put forth effort for fear of getting hurt.
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The One Second of Strength is an opportunity to hack your brains natural instinct of protection and survival. Whether you need your Second of Strength to say 'yes' to the opportunity you've been too scared to take, push send on an email, walk away from a relationship or start a new one. The One Second of Strength puts YOU right where you should be in your life...in control.
